Broad Bean

Classic autumn-sowing variety producing well-filled, long pods of small, round, tender, sweet beans. Sow in autumn for extra early crops. Best Buy variety.

Long Pod,Autumn Sowing,RHS AGM

Long Pod,Heritage

Heritage variety with striking crimson flowers, as ornamental as it is productive. Short upright pods with 4–5 full-flavoured beans each. A collector's favourite.

Ornamental,Heritage,Short Pod,Vicia faba,Vicia,faba

RHS AGM variety, possibly the earliest to crop from a spring sowing. Vigorous with reliable high yields, each pod containing 5–6 large beans.

Early Cropping

Long Pod,RHS AGM

Long Pod

RHS Award of Garden Merit variety producing exceptional long pods up to 30cm, each with up to nine beans. High-yielding and suitable for exhibition and culinary use.

Long Pod,Vicia faba,Vicia,faba

Ornamental

Long Pod,Early Cropping

Compact RHS AGM variety ideal for smaller gardens, containers and exposed areas. Early cropping with well-filled short pods on sturdy dwarf plants.

RHS AGM,Short Pod,Compact,Container,Vicia faba,Vicia,faba

Classic autumn-sowing variety with giant pods up to 25cm long. Compact, extremely winter hardy and high-yielding. Suitable for both autumn and spring sowing.

Long Pod,Autumn Sowing,Vicia faba,Vicia,faba

RHS AGM mid-sized bushy variety for smaller gardens and exposed sites. Masses of short well-filled pods up to 15cm, each with up to five medium-sized beans.

RHS AGM,Short Pod,Compact,Vicia faba,Vicia,faba

Dwarf variety reaching only 30–35cm, ideal for exposed sites, containers and successional sowing. Can be sown in autumn or spring for harvests from June through September.

Dwarf,RHS AGM

Early-cropping spring variety with short well-filled pods containing 4–5 white beans with excellent flavour. Fast growing and quick to mature.

Early Cropping,RHS AGM