Large-flowered French bean "Hestia" (Phaseolus coccineus) combines ornamental and practical value. "Hestia" is a dwarf variety growing 35 - 40 cm tall. It is grown as annual plant in our climate conditions. From June to September it blooms abundantly with red-white flowers, from which long, tasty, edible pods develop in autumn. The pods owe their great taste to complete lack of strings in the husks. Cooked seeds of the large-flowered bean "Hestia" display pleasant texture and slightly sweety taste. The pods are intended for direct consumption, cooked, or for preserves.

Large-flowered bean pods are a treasure of vitamins and minerals. They contain vitamin C, B vitamins, provitamin A, as well as calcium, iron and phosphorus. Seeds of the large-flowered bean are a valuable source of protein, that might replace animal protein in your diet. Bean consumption is particularly recommended to people suffering from diabetes, infections and neural system diseases.

Seeds of the large-flowered bean are sown from beginning of May to mid-June. The "Hestia" large-flowered bean is fitted for container cultivation on balconies and sunny windowsills. It requires fertile, humous soil that warms up quickly. Garden soil should work well in container cultivation. Seeds are placed, 2-3 per hole, in 30 - 40 cm spacings and covered with a 3-4-cm-thick layer of soil. Large-flowered bean "Hestia" needs sunlight, warmth and consistently moist soil in order to bloom abundantly and yield rich crops. Large-flowered "Hestia" bean pods are ready to be harvested end of August / beginning of September.

Package contains 30 g of Home Garden "Hestia" bean seeds, as well as the sow-by date and a growing guide.

• Weight: 30 g
• Height: 35 - 40 cm
• Use: pods for direct consumption or preserves; plants - ornamental
• Flowering period: June - September
• Harvest time: end of August - beginning of September
• Growth form: dwarf
• Flower colour: Red-white
• Vegetation form: annual
• Site: sunny, warm; fertile, humous, moist soil