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Cheers, yes they are French. :)
What I call OB (own beans) grow very well in my garden but turned up their noses when I tried them in the allotment.
What for example happened to compositae and umbelliferae?
Runner, French and Borlotti beans are all members of the same family, Phaseolus vulgaris, so will cross pollinate. Not heard of Runner and Broad beans crossing as Broads are a differant family, Vicia faba, ;D
I've had a few French bean crosses. I had borlotti and pea bean cross in 2007, and i;ve grown these on. i ended up with two strains - black cannellini looking beans and big red round beans (very good too). Last year the red beans produced a few pods with beans that looked identical to the original pea bean (very distinctive). I haven't grown them for years and nobody on the plot rows them at all...........I thought of growing them on as Prince Harry beans