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Title: Crimson flowered broad beans
Post by: sweet-pea on September 20, 2007, 11:54:10

Hi all

I'd love to grow some of these next year having seen them at Barnsdale gardens at the A4A meet, however I'm not having much luck finding a source of seeds. Doeas anyone know if these are commercially available,and if so where from. Or if anyone has any seed going spare/swap I'd be very grateful.

Many thanks

SP x

Title: Re: Crimson flowered broad beans
Post by: saddad on September 20, 2007, 12:03:02

Think Real Seds have some....
:-\

Title: Re: Crimson flowered broad beans
Post by: Suzanne on September 20, 2007, 13:27:53

Also in garden centres - Unwins seeds

Title: Re: Crimson flowered broad beans
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on September 20, 2007, 13:57:34

http://www.mammothonion.co.uk/shop/7/index.htm

http://www.podseeds.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Broad_Bean_247.html

I kept all mine for seed this year, si I don't know what they taste like yet.

Title: Re: Crimson flowered broad beans
Post by: sweet-pea on September 20, 2007, 16:15:19

Thanks all, should think I'll be able to get hold of some now :-)

SPx

Title: Re: Crimson flowered broad beans
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on September 20, 2007, 19:56:22

Hopefully they'll do better next year. They're quite ornamental, with a range of shades of purplish red. Unfortunately, because mine were planted very late in order to avoind cross-breeding with Aquadulce, they were flowering during the absolute worst of the weather, and most flowers went unpollinated.

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