Description

'Trionfo Violetto,' meaning “purple triumph,” is an Italian heirloom bean that combines beauty and flavor. This vigorous, frost-sensitive annual produces 6″–8″ long, thin, deep purple, stringless pods with a crisp texture and a delicious flavor. The plant climbs 6'–8' tall, showcasing abundant lavender flowers and lush green leaves with purple veins and stems. Harvest beans until late summer, knowing that the pods will turn green when cooked, adding a fun surprise to your dishes.

This packet sows up to 12 feet, or one 4-foot diameter teepee. 24 seeds.

Variety Info:

Botanical Name: Phaseolus vulgaris
Days to Maturity: 64–75 days
Family: Fabaceae
Native: Mexico and South America
Hardiness: Frost-sensitive annual
Plant Dimensions: 6'–8' vigorous vines
Variety Information: 6″–8″ long, thin, deep purple, stringless when young, oval-round pods with tan seeds. Beans turn green when cooked.
Type: Snap bean

Sowing Info:

When to Sow Outside: 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 65°F, ideally 70°–85°F. Successive Sowings: Every 7 to 14 days up to 80 days before your average first fall frost date. NOTE: In very hot summer areas, skip sowing as high heat approaches; temperatures consistently above 90°F will prevent beans from forming.
When to Start Inside: Not recommended; bean seedlings are sensitive to root disturbance.
Days to Emerge: 6–12 days
Seed Depth: 1″
Seed Spacing: 1 seed every 6″
Row Spacing: 36″
Thinning: Not required

Growing Info:

Harvesting: Snap beans are ready to pick when the pod “snaps” or breaks in half cleanly. This is when the Trionfo Violetto seeds have just begun to form and the pods are several inches long (depending on the variety). Hold stem with one hand and the pod with the other hand to avoid pulling off branches, which will continue to produce. Harvesting early and often will stimulate flower production for more beans. At season's end, plants are great compost material if they are disease-free.