Dragon Tongue Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris 'Dragon Tongue'
Stunning wax bean streaked with purple on creamy yellow pods. Dutch heirloom with exceptional flavor, equally good fresh or dried.
About
Phaseolus vulgaris, the common bean (also known as the string bean, field bean, flageolet bean, French bean, garden bean, green bean, haricot bean, pop bean, snap bean, or snap), is a herbaceous annual plant grown worldwide for its edible dry seed (known as just "beans") or unripe fruit (green beans). Raw or undercooked beans contain a toxic protein called phytohaemagglutinin. Its leaf is also occasionally used as a vegetable and the straw as fodder. Its botanical...
- Origin
- Netherlands, Netherlands
- Family
- Fabaceae
How to use it
Dragon Tongue beans can be used as a vegetable, and their straw is sometimes used as fodder. They are also known for their ability to improve soil health by fixing nitrogen, making them a great addition to crop rotations.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
At a glance
What it needs
Water
Moderate
USDA hardiness
Zones 3–10
Days to maturity
60 days
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
Known as
Names around the world
- en
- Dragon Tongue, Dragon Tongue Bush Bean
- nl
- Draketong
Full detailsevery field on the record, to copy
- Name
- Dragon Tongue Bean
- Slug
- dragon-tongue-bean
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Phaseolus
- Species
- vulgaris
- Cultivar
- Dragon Tongue
- Category
- Legume
- Hardiness zone (min)
- 3
- Hardiness zone (max)
- 10
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Days to maturity
- 60
- Germination rate
- 92%
- Propagule type
- seed
- Pollination type
- Self-pollinating
- Origin country
- Netherlands
- Origin region
- Netherlands
- Container suitable
- Yes
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- Yes
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 70
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