While I recently shared some seed ideas for shell and dried beans, I updated the choices for snap beans. I think the best selections are with Botanical Interests, Renee’s Garden and Rare Seeds.
Seed Ideas:
The following are common “green” beans:
Blue Lake (pole or bush) – this is one of classic green bean varieties.
Kentucky Wonder (pole) – known for tender pods
Seychelles (pole) – this variety is supposed to be resistant to common bean mosaic virus.
Scarlet Emporer (pole) – this variety is know for red flowers and can be picked young as snap beans or when mature as a dried bean – love choices!
The following snap beans have colorful pods:
Trionfo Violetto (pole) – this one has purple pods and flowers.
Royal Burgundy (bush)
Red Swan (bush) – this variety has pink flowers with deep pink/red pods.
Golden Butterwax (bush)
Beurre de Rocquencourt (bush) – another yellow wax bean variety.
The following are French filet snap beans:
Calima (bush) – this filet bean pods reaches up to 8 inches long.
French Filet (bush) – the bean pods grow very thin and long.
Maxibel (bush) – this variety also reaches up to 8 inches long.
Seeds from Italy offers the best Italian snap beans which are wider than most snap beans:
Roma Improved (bush)
Super Marconi (pole)
Smeraldo (pole)
The following are Asian or yard long bean varieties:
Orient Wonder (pole)
Yard Long Noodle King (pole)
Taiwan Yard-Long (pole) – this pods can reach up to 3 feet long – Wow!
Chinese Green Noodle (pole)
Chinese Red Noodle (pole) – these pods reach up to 18 inches long.
Thai Soldier (bush) – the pods are green streaked with a reddish brown color.
