Europe's Finest Hard-Shelled Bean
Bean Borlotto Solista
Each 9-inch pod contains 8 or 9 kidney-shaped beans of creamy white with pink flecks, very meaty and easy to store.
This Italian Bean Looks as Good as it Tastes!
85-95 days. CBM. Europeans have been enjoying Borlotto type hard-shelled beans for many years, but these meaty, rich, very flavorful beans are not well known here. Well, Solista is out to change all that! You will absolutely love these beans, both for their generous yields and easy long-term storage to their full, "real bean" bite!
This pole-type (vining) plant sets masses of 9-inch long pods over a very long and productive season. The pods are slender and cream-colored with heavy maroon striping and streaking. Each contains 8 or 9 kidney-shaped seeds of creamy white flecked with pink. Scrumptious!
To harvest the beans as hard shells, let them dry completely inside the pods on the plants. Pick them when most of the leaves have fallen from the plants, and the seeds within the pods are hard and unyielding to the touch. (The days to maturity refers to when the beans are young and tender.) Pkt is 50 seeds.
| Genus | Phaseolus |
| Species | vulgaris |
| Variety | Borlotto Solista |
| Days To Maturity | 85 |
| Fruit Color | Cream |
| Fruit Length | 9 in |
| Item Form | Seeds |
| Additional Characteristics | Edible |
| Harvest Season | Late Summer, Mid Summer |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun |
| Moisture Requirements | Moist, well-drained |
| Resistance | Common Bean Mosaic |
| Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy, Poor |
| Uses | Cuisine, Outdoor |
