Bean identification

[myrtle]

Can anyone identify this bean for me?  They were given to me by a friend who says they are climbers.  They are the same size, shape and colour as peanuts. My friend calls them swiss beans but that is just because she was given some years ago while staying in Switzerland!

[myrtle]

[terrace max]

My guess is a small pinto bean - like they use to make refried beans - or, possibly, a bolita bean...

[redimp]

Possibly an azuki bean but I do not know whether they grow here.

[djbrenton]

Chocolate covered peanut?

[terrace max]

I grew azukis among my greenhouse tomatoes this year. Ended up with about forty beans  ??? Oh well.

I don't think the beans in question are azukis - they're half the size of a (chocolate covered) peanut and kind of purple...

[supersprout]

Mystery beans eh 8)? Looks a lot like Brown Dutch, which is grown for drying. The ones I know are dwarf, but like borlottis, there may be climbing and dwarfie versions. Always love these 'guess the bean' threads! ;D

[redimp]

Not saying owt - just presenting poss picture of azukis.

[myrtle]

Thanks for all the suggestions folks.
Can Adzuki beans be grown outdoors and are they climbers? These, my friend grows up wigwams so I don't think they are Brown Dutch 'cos they are a dwarf variety. I've been googling and found some bean sites but still don't know what they are, although I know a lot more than I did before.  ;)  Are all Pintos speckled? Sorry for all the questions folks but it is beginning to bug me now!  ;D

[terrace max]

Azukis are dwarf and like it hot! That means indoors for mine...

Pintos come in a range of sizes and can be mottled like a borlotti or just plain brown. (Confusingly, I think 'Pinto' means mottled?) I think they are all climbers and need warm conditions.

Beans galore here:

http://beanbag.net/heirloom.html 

[redimp]

Good site - thanks TM

[terrace max]

No worries RC - if you ever feel like ordering some of their wares let us know - I'd love to hear about how they grow.

[myrtle]

Another lovely bean site. I didn't realise there were so many different varieties and such lovely names.  :)

Thank you TM.

[blight]

@myrtle
swiss bean specialists suggested today:
"grünes posthörnli"

[myrtle]

Thanks Blight. All I have to do now is translate it!! :o

[blight]

"minute green post horn" it means.
the man who gave me the information said , to be aqbsolutely positive he would need some seeds to grow some himself. but that´s just being swissly thorough.
his organisation called "pro species rara" collect information about endangered vegetable and fruit varieties, collect them and has built up a network of people who keep on growing these varieties. yours is part of their collection. i found it by googling around.

[redimp]

As far as I can make out it is a type of French Bean:

Grüne Posthörnli
PSR Nummer    GE-119
Sorte    Grüne Posthörnli
Botanischer Name    Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. vulgaris
Volksname    Gartenbohne (Stangen-), Reiserbohne, Stangenbohne, Türkische Erbsen, Fisolen, Schminkfiets, Perlbohnen, Haricot à rame, Fagiolino rampicante, Haricot nain, Fagiolino nano, French beans
Art des Angebots    Privatangebot - für eine Bestellung bitte den Sortenfinder der Pro Specie Rara bestellen oder von der Homepage herunterladen.
Zusätzliche Information    1991 von P. Beco, Dicken SG erhalten. Er bekam diese Sorte1988 von Herrn Gantenbein, St.Gallen und stellte sie PSR zur Verfügung. Die Sorte stammt ursprünglich aus dem Rheintal (Grabs). Sie wird bei Dr. F. Kobels Arbeit1941 erwähnt und wurde damals von «Samen Vatter» unter dem Synonym vertrieben. Späte Bohne, welche man ausreifen lässt bis die Hülsen fast gelb sind und ganz dick. Wird nicht zäh. Sehr knackige Hülsen.

[redimp]

Same page babelfished:

Becomes green Posthoernli
PSR number    GE-119
Sort    Becomes green Posthoernli
Botani name    Phaseolus vulgaris L var. vulgaris
People name    Garden bean (bars -), rice hereditarywithout, stangenbohne, Turkish peas, Fisolen, Schminkfiets, Perl beans, Haricot à rame, Fagiolino rampicante, Haricot nain, Fagiolino nano, French beans
Kind of the offer    Private offer - for an order please the Sortenfinder the pros Specie Rara order or of the homepage download.
Additional information    1991 from P. Beco, Dicken SG receive. He got this Sorte1988 of Mr. Gantenbein, St.Gallen and put her to PSR at the disposal. The sort originally originates from the Rhine Valley (grave). She is mentioned with Dr. F. Kobels Arbeit1941 and became at that time from "seed Vatter" under the synonym driven out. Late bean, one lets which develop to the cases is nearly yellow and completely thickly. Does not become tough. Very knackige cases.


Don't quite know what very knackige means though  ;D

[blight]

"knackig" means- crisp

[Doris_Pinks]

Thought it meant exhausted! ;D ;D  (just teasing!)