Climbing beans ‘Violette’ (like Cosse Violette or Blauhilde) are beautiful, productive French beans with deep purple pods that turn green when cooked, offering sweet, tender flavor for fresh eating or preserving, requiring sturdy support (like canes or netting) and warm soil for planting, and are harvested when young for best results.
Key Details:
- Appearance: Produces stunning, deep purple, stringless pods with lavender flowers on climbing vines.
- Flavor & Texture: Sweet, tender, and fine-flavored; pods are best picked young (around 25cm/10 inches) and snap crisply.
- Cooking: The purple color fades to green when cooked, adding a fun surprise to dishes.
- Growth Habit: A climbing variety, reaching about 2 meters (6 feet) tall; needs support like trellises, arbors, or canes.
- Yield: Heavy-cropping, providing beans over a long season.
- Varieties: Common names include ‘Cosse Violette’ and ‘Blauhilde’.
Growing Tips:
- Sowing: Sow outdoors after the last frost (May-June) or start indoors in pots in April/May.
- Planting: Plant in fertile, well-drained soil, ensuring good support for the vines.
- Care: Keep soil moist and consistently pick pods to encourage more production. Pinch out the top growth to manage height if needed.
- Harvest: Pick regularly when pods are tender and well-filled (July-October).
Uses:
- Fresh eating (salads, stir-fries).
- Steaming/boiling (pods turn green).
- Preserving/pickling.
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