Variety profile
Pole bean ‚Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco’
Phaseolus vulgaris var. vulgaris · Fabaceae
- Ripening
- mittelspät
- Harvest
- Week 32 to 38
- Vigour
- stark
- Growth habit
- Stange
- Origin
- Italien
- Open-pollinated
- Yes
- Heritage variety
- Yes
- Use
- Kochen, Lager, Trocknen
- Disease resistance
- Bohnenmosaikvirus: mittel
About this variety
Machine-translated, may contain errors.
An Italian Borlotto bean that you mainly grow as a dry and seed bean. The cream-colored pods are flame-red, hence the name ‚Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco’, and the seeds carry the same pattern. If you let the pods ripen, you harvest marbled beans for stews, soups and salads. When picked young, the still tender pods can also be cooked together.
The mature seeds cook soft and mealy, with a full, nutty flavor, ideal for hearty stews.
Care and diseases
Soil, feeding, pruning, companion planting and diseases apply to every variety of this species alike. You will find the full guidance on the species page.
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