This open-pollinated plant produces well wrapped heads which offer good frost and rain protection. The curds are sweet and mild. Recommended for fall plantings. An heirloom variety from England, grown since the 19th century. Leaves do not wrap the heads, which mature mid-March.
Tall plants produce sweet-tasting purple heads which turn green when cooked.
After harvesting the main head the plants continue to produce high yields of tasty purple shoots over a long period of time. We always grow this reliable vegetable in our winter garden. Vigorous hardy plants with sturdy stems producing long pods, each pod containing 7 - 8 beans of superb flavour. Doubling as a soil enhancer, these leguminous plants fix nitrogen to improve the soil. Their best flavour develops after a few good frosts, when the plant cells convert starches to sugar to increase their protection from the cold.