Bean Varieties

Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco Beans

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I love the pop of color that these Italian beans provide on the trellis.

Features:

1) Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco Beans have pod that are white with red markings.

2) Guess what – the beans are white with red markings too!

3) The pods have up to 7 beans inside.

Red and White Borlotto Beans

4) While you can harvest Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco Beans as shell beans, you can also dry them like I do.

5) This borlotto bean variety is a pole bean that can vine up to 8 feet tall so be prepared with a tall trellis.

6)  Since the flowers are a pale pink, they attract pollinators!

Another Italian fan favorite is the Cranberry Bean.

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