French beans can be dwarf or climbing. The climbing types need some form of support – e.g. a wigwam made out of eight 8ft bamboo canes – and will produce beans throughout the whole growing season. Dwarf types are simpler to grow as they need no support, but must be sown on three different dates to ensure a continuity of supply.

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  • Blue Lake
    • Blue Lake

      A vintage dual-purpose climbing French bean with ‘full’ flavour pods.

      Climbing growth habit

    • Blue Lake

    • £2.20
  • Cobra
    • Cobra

      A high yielding, good tasting French bean with mauve flowers and round, green, stringless pods.

      Climbing growth habit

    • Cobra

    • £2.00
  • Cosse Violette
    • Cosse Violette

      A climbing French bean producing good yields of tasty purple pods

      Climbing growth habit

    • Cosse Violette

    • £2.00
  • Faraday French bean
  • Hunter French bean
    • Hunter French bean

      An abundance of flat podded, light green, stringless beans that are exceptionally long and very good tasting.

      Climbing growth habit.

    • Hunter French bean

    • £2.00
  • Stanley
    • Stanley

      A high yielding dwarf French bean that keeps on giving throughout the growing season.

      Dwarf growth habit

    • Stanley

    • £2.50