Description

Bean Princess Rose
Phaseolus vulgaris

Bush dry bean. Pink seeds, to be harvested dry or at fresh shell stage. Plant 50 to 60 cm high and as wide. Support recommended to prevent plants from falling under the weight of their many beans. Early and very productive. 85 days to maturity.

A selection of the late Robert Lobitz of Paynesville, Minnesota, introduced by Seed savers exchange in 2001. Curated by Russ Crow of ‘A Bean Collector’s Window’.

http://www.saveseeds.org/biography/lobitz/index.html

Full sun, well drained soil. Direct sowing after the last frost or indoor sowing 10 days before. 2 cm deep and 20 cm apart.

Germination: 99% in December 2025
Ecological seeds produced at Catherine’s Ornamental Garden.