Green pole bean from Northern Italy. Roma flavor. Bean has a curve, kind of a slight semi-circle. Good taste. Excellent producer. Very fancy bean. Favored by chefs. For market growers, try growing all three pole types: the yellow, green & variegated...

Bean Bobis a Grano Nero. This is the famous black-seeded blue lake bean which has a reputation for excellent taste. Productive pole bean produces many round green beans with no strings and excellent taste. For some reason, seed for this is really hard to...

THIS IS THE CLIMBING VARIETY OF STREGONTA. Shell Bean. Climbing type. Bright Red/white pods, cream colored beans with red flecks. Earlier to mature than most. Vigorous grower, heavy producer, excellent taste. Use as fresh shell beans although you can...

Climbing French Bean - Meraviglia di Venezia.  The "100 gram" packet is actually 170 grams,  PRICED AT $6.95. Vigorous plant, heavy producer of up to 10 inch meaty light yellow roma type beans. White seed. No strings & good flavor. The bean...

Santa Anna. Deep green pole French type bean. Excellent taste. Pick when no thicker than a pencil. Good producer over a long period; keep picked to encourage continued production. Plant after soil has warmed up well (a week or so before setting out...

Pole Bean Smeraldo. Long flat roma type from Northern Italy. Pale green and stringless. Excellent taste & texture. Has a very good reputation for production. 30 gram packet. Note: 100 gram packet is actually 170 grams. To see our growing guide for...

Pole bean Spagna Bianco = White Spanish.  (Phaseolus vulgaris). Grows 7-8 feet. Good production of fresh shell or dry beans. Produces green flat pods 5-9 inches long with 5-6 huge white seeds. Makes great soup or the perfect contorno. If you pick...

Bean Stortino di Trento (curved from Trent). Varigated green curved anellino with red/brown markings. Very attractive. Known for its good taste, favored by chefs. 100 gram pack (3.5 ounces).  To see our growing guide for beans, click here.

Pole Roma. This is the Roma type bean seen all over Italy in markets. Beans will grow to 10 inches and remain tender. You can begin picking them at 5-6 inches. Very meaty. Makes a wonderful bean salad. Like all pole beans, keep picking to encourage...

Bean Trionfo Violetto. Purple climbing French type bean. 75 days. Beautiful bean, long, slim and very crisp. Makes a stunning fresh bean salad when mixed with one of our green and yellow french beans. Turns green when cooked. Like most French type...

Yard Long Bean. This bean is very popular in Italy. Sets a long, slim and crisp bean with good taste. It needs warm weather, so do not seed until soil has warmed up well, around the same time you would set out tomatoes or a week or so after the last...

Bean Yellow Anellino. Another Italian heirloom. Yellow pole type anellino bean. Roma taste, but with an amazing curve to them. Lovely color, taste and texture. Good producer. 25 gram packet. 25-35 seeds. To see our growing guide for beans, click here.

A traditional Lima bean flavor for fresh eating. Flat, red speckled pods. $6.00 for 100 grams. To see our growing guide for beans, click here.

Coco Bianco Pole Bean.  (Phaseolus vulgarisNew for 2014 - Very Productive, early, high quality bean with thin skin. Best for shelling, though can be used fresh. Long pod contains approximately 14-15 white/green beans for eating in stews,...

Neckargold Pole Bean. Climbing stringless yellow French bean with straight pod. 30 grams. 30-40 seeds. To see our growing guide for beans, click here.

Pole Bean Spagna A Grano Bicolore. Pole bean grows 7-8 feet. Good production of fresh shell or dry beans. Produces green flat pods 5-9 inches long with 5-6 huge multicolored seeds. Makes great soup or the perfect contorno. If you pick them small (five...