Purple Teepee Green Bean - Phaseolus vulgaris
9,40 zł
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A bean that changes color when cooked. Purple Teepee is a gardening phenomenon: the plant produces beans with intensely purple pods (a striking visual effect), but when placed in boiling water, the pods change color to classic green within 30 seconds. Magic, but also a practical benefit: the purple color makes harvesting easier (they are easier to spot among the green leaves).
An early, high-yielding dwarf variety. The purple color of the pods comes from anthocyanins (the same pigments found in berries and dark grapes); when exposed to high temperatures (cooking), the anthocyanins break down and the natural green of chlorophyll returns. The pods are long, stringless, slightly curved and very tasty.
Sowing (early May – mid-July, directly into the ground): sow the seeds directly into the ground at a spacing of 35–40 × 7–10 cm, 2–3 cm deep. Sow after the last spring frosts – beans do not tolerate frost.
Position: sunny and warm, with fertile, well-drained soil, preferably in the second year after applying manure.
Care: water regularly (especially during germination, flowering and pod formation). Loosen the soil and remove weeds. Do not use nitrogen fertilizer.
Harvest (July – September): the purple pods are easy to spot among the green leaves – a huge advantage of this variety. Harvest regularly every 2–3 days, when the pods are long but the seeds inside have not yet developed.
Use it like any other bean: for cooking (surprise your guests – put in purple beans and take out green ones!), for preserving (they retain their purple color in the marinade!) and freezing. Excellent raw in salads (the pods retain their purple color – a fascinating visual effect on the plate). Ideal for children's parties – a “magic bean”.
Purple when raw – green when cooked. If you want to preserve the purple color, cook al dente, for a maximum of 3 minutes, then pour cold water over the beans (cooling stops the breakdown of anthocyanins). Or do not cook them at all – eat them raw (young pods are tasty). Purple beans in a salad are an attraction your guests will not soon forget.
| Latin name | Phaseolus vulgaris var. nanus |
|---|---|
| Variety | Purple Teepee |
| Type | early dwarf green bean |
| Pod color | purple → green (when cooked) |
| Pod characteristics | long, stringless, slightly curved |
| Growth habit | dwarf |
| Position | sunny, warm |
| Seasonality | annual plant |
| Sowing time | early May – mid-July (directly into the ground) |
| Harvest time | July – September |
| Spacing | 35–40 × 7–10 cm |
| Number of plants per packet | ~160 |
| Net weight | 40 g (30 g + 10 g free) |
| Producer | W. Legutko |
| EAN code | 5903837423569 |
W. Legutko
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