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About Blauhilde

65–80 days. Pole bean with deep purple 10” pods that stay tender and stringless despite their size. Continually produces throughout the season. Pods turn green when cooked, but will retain their purple color when lightly steamed. Rosy purple flowers. German heirloom.

Resistant to tobacco mosaic virus.

About Beans

Best planted once the soil has warmed. See also Bean, Yard-Long and Runner Beans in Climbing Plants.

Pot Size & Price
Seed Packets
$3.00
Sunlight Exposure
Full Sun
Catalog
V004

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