Not only is this a beautiful bean to grow, but it is also a large bean that is very tender. The purple color helps it stand out when you harvest the beans, and it's harder for it to hide in the leaves. Sadly, the color changes to green if you boil it, but it doesn't take on a woody texture if it goes a couple of days too long before it's picked. I grew this bean in an Earthbox (container) with a trellis, and it produced a lot of beans in a small space. This is one of my favorite beans, and I will keep growing it in my Michigan garden.

Picked our first harvest of “purple beans” this morning and wow! They are huge and very pretty purple. I included a picture with a normal green bean and the gold rush wax bean for comparison. My 4 year old was proudly showing off her “purple beans” to everyone. I think I had 100% germination for these too.

I have loved growing purple pole beans since I was a kid. They are very easy to grow even as a kid. They are easy to find and harvest. Plus tasty. This seed order did not disappoint. Very happy gardener.

Growing beautifully!

We just planted the seed and it's up so we can't do an honest review. We are a zone 3 area so we'll have to wait and see. Shipping was fast