Borlotti Bean 'Lingua de Fuoco 2'
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This borlotti bean variety is one suited to our cooler climate
They're delicious in soup, or as a borlotti bean ratatouille with lots of fresh coriander and flakes of Parmesan. On a line of canes, it will climb to about 2 metres and makes one of the most ornamental vegetables you can grow.
Please note, illustrated packets are being introduced gradually over the coming months, availability may vary.
On occasion we may need to send you an alternative variety to the one shown, which will be selected by our growing team to ensure its suitability. It will be of equal or greater value to the original. Please contact our customer service team if there are any problems.
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Product details
- Type
- Edible Crop
- Position
- Kitchen Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- August - October
- Height
- 2.1m (7ft)
- Common name
- Borlotti Bean
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 30cm (12in)
- Cultivation
- Sow under cover from mid-March or direct sow outside (5cm deep) after the last frosts from mid May to June. Plant out seedlings (in late May) when they are 5cm tall, spacing them 25cm apart, against their support cane.
Care Tips
Good disease resistance. Cut down to the ground when finished cropping - leaving the roots to enrich the soil.
Flowering Time
August - October
