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'Royal Purple Burgundy' Beans

Sub-Category:	Bush Purple

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Bush purple bean with 5- to 6-inch purple pods that turn bright-green when cooked. Erect plants have dark-green foliage with a tinge of purple on stems and petioles. Plants do well in cool soil. Resistant to common bean mosaic. Also known as 'Royal Burgundy', 'Royalty Purple Pod' and 'Royalty Purple Podded'.
Days To Maturity:	51-55
Seed Sources:	Harris Seeds - updated in 2020 Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2020 BBBseed - updated in 2020 Lake Valley Seed - updated in 2020

Rating Summary

Overall: (3.6 Stars) Taste: (3.6 Stars) Yield: (3.5 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 26

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 02/11/2021 by CCE Nassau County NY - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Nassau, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Beautiful and vigorous plants. Easy to see when harvesting due to the striking burgundy color of the beans. Need to be picked while young or they become tough quickly.

Reviewed on 11/02/2020 by Marci Muller - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Monroe, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Plant grew quickly, but did not produce a lot of beans. Need to be picked quickly as they get tough early. Love the color but not a favorite.

Reviewed on 10/16/2020 by CCE Orange County - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Orange, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Delicious! Turn green when cooked (FUN!). Did not produce for very long, did not do well in dry conditions.

Reviewed on 10/16/2020 by Albany County MGs - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Albany, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Maybe due to the location in the bed, productivity was low. Germinated well but produced late and not very prolific.

Reviewed on 10/09/2020 by CarolK - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Erie, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Excellent. Great to eat raw and purple color adds diversity in salad. Beans turn green when cooked

Reviewed on 10/07/2020 by CCE Chemung - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Chemung, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
They were not as tasty as green bush beans, but were still delicious. Easy to grow.

Reviewed on 10/05/2020 by CCE Rockland - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Rockland, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Vigorous bushy plant, great yield over a long period. Good taste even on larger beans. Attractive deep purple color on beans which turn green when cooked.

Reviewed on 09/30/2020 by Food bank vvtg - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Erie, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days Soil Texture: Not Sure Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Great color and tasty

Reviewed on 09/24/2020 by Cutler Botanic Garden - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Broome, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Always a good producer with lovely blossoms and beans.

Reviewed on 09/02/2020 by nmeohen1 - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Cortland, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Grew decently but seemed to tumble over. Good yield.

Reviewed on 08/27/2020 by v_gardener - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Westchester, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Not Sure Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
The Royal Burgundy Bush Bean variety was a beautiful addition to my green beans at the dinner table. It seemed to trail along the ground more than other bush beans, making them more prone to pests and diseases. Nevertheless, its purple color, which turns green when cooked, was delicious with homegrown rosemary, olive oil, salt, and pepper.

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Reviewed on 07/29/2020 by Tompkins MGs - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Tompkins, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Plants have long trailing stems and would benefit from support, so not quite a bush bean. Beans are not uniform--range of sizes. Flavor is nice, but not great.

Reviewed on 02/03/2020 by Cattail - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Montgomery, Virginia, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
These beans produced well. Most notable thing was that they seemed to not be bothered by the Mexican Bean beetle as were my other beans. Quite a nice surprise and will be planting again for this reason

Reviewed on 07/24/2015 by JMac62 - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Lake, Illinois, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Great bean. Very easy to grow, and great taste. Yields are not huge, but they are a good bean for gardening with kids or in a community garden to get people interested in something different. They are very good raw, or lightly steamed. The plants do walk a bit more than other bush beans I have grown.

Reviewed on 08/24/2011 by Ferdzy - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Ontario, Canada Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
I have grown these for a couple of years now but I am giving up on them. I have found them very late to start producing, for a bush bean. The beans do tend to drag on the ground making them muddy and disease-prone, and quantities are not great. But frankly that is fine, because they do not actually taste all that good and I have many other beans I would rather be eating. They did hold up fairly well against the (probable) bean yellow mosaic virus we had in the garden this year but that is not enough for them to make the cut next year.

Reviewed on 08/22/2009 by YorkerJenny - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Onondaga, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
The reason why I grew this variety was its color. Really beautiful bright purple flowers and beans. Unfortunally, it loses its color when it's cooked and tasteless like supermarket plastics. Easy to grow, germination rate was very close to %100. If you want some color in your garden and if you have some other bean varieties, try this just for its color, not for taste or yield. I bought the seeds from rareseeds.com

Reviewed on 01/03/2009 by April - A novice gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Ottawa, Michigan, United States Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
This beautiful purple bean was a lot of fun for my children who loved to pick and eat them right from the garden. Beans were sweet and mild, and had a long growing season. They blanch and freeze well, and taste delicious all winter.

Reviewed on 09/18/2008 by mogzilla - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Providence, Rhode Island, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Not a favorite. The beans tend to grow at the bottom of the plant, making harvesting difficult.

Reviewed on 07/01/2008 by Tannabanana - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Linn, Iowa, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Easy to grow like most beans. The taste is pretty mild. I found the yield to be less than that of blue lake bush. However, they are a "nice" looking plant and I currently have them planted in the flower beds. The kids loved picking them - easy to find.

Reviewed on 02/25/2008 by mheide - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Jackson, Missouri, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
I've had great yields every year I've grown these. The taste is fine...I've had better but I've had much worse. My kids love them, maybe because the flavor isn't too strong. I've had pretty good luck starting them in fairly cool weather.

Reviewed on 07/18/2007 by spedoodle - A novice gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Kent, Michigan, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
the ground hog loved them. he left me a few plants so i did get to harvest some and they tasted good. the ground hog attacked just as tthe first batch was reaching maturity but they recovered in a few weeks and kept producing. thats more than i can say for my lettus, cabage, and brocolli.

Reviewed on 01/06/2007 by Quaker Hill - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Dutchess, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Decent, if ordinary, flavor. The yield was OK. My main objection to this bean was that it got terrible fungus. Compared to the other 2 beans I grew at the same time, it was by far the least disease resistant.

Reviewed on 12/12/2006 by starwoodfarm - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Baker, Oregon, United States Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Yep, pretty beans. That's about it. Mediocre taste. And yes, we got a bunch of them. But I want taste so will grow mottled green Contender instead.

Reviewed on 05/06/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Richmond, Georgia, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
I have grown both the Royalty and the Royal Burgundy. They are not the same. The Royal Burgundy is a noticeable improvement over the older Royalty. A more uniform, better yielding cultivar. Taste is about the same.

Reviewed on 02/05/2006 by plainsman - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Washington, Nebraska, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Good taste and tender, but some years they don't do well.

Reviewed on 01/22/2006 by KentB - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Minnesota, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Easy to find purple beans somewhat small though tasty, but some years not very productive in a northern prairie drought-prone garden.

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