Pole beans are particularly susceptible to bean rust. However, older varieties are often more resistant, not only to this serious fungal disease. In addition, by sowing old varieties, you contribute to the preservation of a colorful variety of pole beans. Get to know ten proven old European varieties below.

There are many hundred-year-old runner bean varieties in Europe that impress with their colorful diversity

Anellino Giallo

  • Origin: Old runner bean variety from Italy
  • Pod color and shape: ringed, yellow
  • Grain colour: red-brown marbled
  • Harvest: Late variety
  • Taste: noble aromatic, delicate
  • Features: threadless

Bernese rural women

  • Origin: Old Swiss variety
  • Pod color and shape: oblong, threadless mottled green-purple
  • Grain colour: brown-black marbled

Barbunya

  • Origin: Old runner beans from Turkey
  • Pod color and shape: green, flat, wide
  • Grain colour: cream with maroon speckles
  • Special features: only 1.50 m high, very disease-resistant
  • Taste: slightly sweet

Cresijevec

  • Origin: old type of runner beans from Slovenia
  • Pod color and shape: light green with violet speckles
  • Grain colour: wine-red to violet with light speckles
  • Flower color: violet

Domaci Cucak

  • Origin: old variety from Croatia
  • Pod color and shape: yellow-green
  • Grain colour: burgundy with light speckles, very round
  • Flavor: delicate and delicious
  • Special features: very productive

Dynajec

  • Origin: Poland
  • Pod color and shape: oblong green
  • Grain colour: burgundy-white mottled

Floreta

  • Origin: Spain
  • Pod color and shape: ringed green
  • Flower color: yellow
  • Grain color: white with brown-black markings on the umbilicus
  • Taste: buttery

Gold of Bacau

  • Origin: Old runner bean variety from Romania
  • Pod color and shape: long, flat, yellow
  • Grain color: brown or gray
  • Flower color: white
  • Special features: early variety, very productive
  • Flavor: stringless, delicate, very aromatic

Emperor Frederick

  • Origin: old German runner bean variety
  • Pod color and shape: green with purple speckles or discolouration
  • Grain color: violet to bluish
  • Flower color: violet

convent women

  • Origin: old Swiss runner bean variety
  • Pod color and shape: light green, short
  • Grain color: half white, half burgundy
  • Flower color: white to yellowish
  • Taste: very tasty
  • Special features: good growth

Mocca with Cherry

  • Origin: Old type of runner beans from Bulgaria
  • Pod color and shape: green, wide
  • Grain color: half white, half orange-brown with red speckles
  • Flower color: white

pea bean

  • Origin: Historical runner bean variety from England
  • Pod color and shape: short, green
  • Grain color: half white, half burgundy
  • Flower color: white-yellowish

San Michele

  • Origin: Old variety from Italy
  • Pod color and shape: green
  • Grain colour: cream with red speckles or burgundy (sub-variety `Rosso`)

Sietske

  • Origin: Historical pole bean variety from the Netherlands
  • Pod color and shape: light green
  • Grain color: straw yellow

wine country ring

  • Origin: Old Swiss variety
  • Pod color and shape: light green with violet speckles
  • Grain color: brown, beige, black mottled
  • Special features: very productive, stringless

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