Red climbing beans?

[kathyd]

Last year, several French people asked me about red climbing beans. No-one knew what they were called, just that they produced red beans, I presume like kidney beans. Does anyone have any ideas please?

[Guest]

Veitch's beans are a red seeded climber. I don't know a great deal about them but you can get them from herbs and beans.

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/465559680202302341/

in regards to kidney beans (the ones I know are dwarf) the main one I know of for homegrowers is Canadian Wonder or the american commercial variety montcalm.

Hope this helps

[Chippy Minton]

Could be Borlotti's? The pods have red flecks....

[Scarlet]

Canadian wonder, true cranberry or Cherreokee trail of tears are all French beans with a red coloured bean once dried.

[Scarlet]

Should have read Norfolks greys post first not after !

[Guest]

Should have read Norfolks greys post first not after !

No you shouldn't as now I have heard of true cranberry beans

[muddled]

Canadian wonder, true cranberry or Cherreokee trail of tears are all French beans with a red coloured bean once dried.

My cherokee trail of tears beans are most definitely BLACK

[Alison]

My cherokee trail of tears beans are most definitely BLACK

Mine too......

[kathyd]

Thanks folks, this gives me a really good starting point . I know about Canadian Wonder, but the people who've asked about red beans have insisted they're climbing not dwarf, and CW is a dwarf variety. I also suggested Borlotti, but they weren't impressed. So I'll explore the others, thanks

[Martin H]

Maybe there's a language problem and they mean Scarlet Runners?

[Guest]

Last year, several French people asked me about red climbing beans. No-one knew what they were called, just that they produced red beans, I presume like kidney beans. Does anyone have any ideas please?

So the several french people asking - did they make them sound like they were quite common in france? Just wondering how this description came about in case it helps to get an answer

[kathyd]

Possibly Martin, but I don't think so - they don't really use runners over here (only the Brits anyway ), and one lady tried to explain to me what she wanted and I'm sure she said something about putting them into chilli, which is why I thought of kidney beans. Mind you, with the 'language problem' in mind, she might not have said anything about chilli at all! Lol

[kathyd]

So the several french people asking - did they make them sound like they were quite common in france? Just wondering how this description came about in case it helps to get an answer

Hard to tell to be honest. The people asking about them were all at the same market, but on different days, so possibly a local thing? Don't really know, sorry...

[Zelenina]

Here's a French variety that fits that description, called Coco Rose de la Meuse.

Haricot à rames à écosser Coco rose de la Meuse

[kathyd]

Thanks Zelenia, that certainly does look like it might be them - I'll have to research them further!