Help! Bean confusion

Apr 1st, 2008 by Dani

All this wild wind has blown my brain away and I need your help.

Please name this bean variety

Thank you.

Tags: beans

Posted in Ramblings

on 01 Apr 2008 at 8:33 pm1Em

I would have said borlotti beans? But I’m not a bean grower. Are they from your garden Dani? They’re very pretty!
on 01 Apr 2008 at 10:34 pm2Dani

See I would have said borlotti too but then I looked them up and they are described as brown and red, not white and red *shrug*. I’m happy to go with borlotti though
No, sadly my beans are finished for the year. I planted them in a bad spot this year and they didn’t do amazingly well. Must find a better patch. They are pretty aren’t they? They’re my favourite bean purely because of that. who said I’m superficial?
on 02 Apr 2008 at 1:38 am3Yesim

There are roman beans I beleive.
on 02 Apr 2008 at 2:31 am4Dani

Thanks Yesim! I believe we have consensus.
A search on Roman beans gave me the following list of synonyms
cranberry bean = borlotti bean = saluggia = shell bean = salugia bean = crab eye bean = rosecoco bean = Roman bean = fagiolo romano
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on 08 Apr 2008 at 2:36 am5karen aka brazen

pinto beans? (i have just been researching them so they are on my mind lol)

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