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'Trionfo Violetto' Beans

Sub-Category:	Pole Purple

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Phaseolus vulgaris. Pole bean. Southern European variety with 7 inch, slender, oval-rounded pods with brown beans. Pods turn green when cooked. Also known as 'Trionfo' and 'Purple Trionfo Violetto'. About 60 to 72 days to maturity.
Days To Maturity:	60-72
Seed Sources:	Fruition Seeds - updated in 2019

Rating Summary

Overall: (4.2 Stars) Taste: (4.2 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (4.3 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 20

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

Reviewed on 11/27/2019 by Saratoga MG - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Saratoga, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
The seeds germinated well, but exhibited a lot of leaf curl in it\\\'s early growth. It needed better trellising so it wanted to sprawl in an unruly fashion. It could have used a little more space. The pods were a nice dark purple of varying size from 3 to 8 inches. Picked fresh and eaten raw the were very tasty. Steamed, they lost their colorful hue and turned green, but had a nice \\\'beany\\\' flavor.

Reviewed on 11/15/2019 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
Tastes like green beans, but very pretty!

Reviewed on 11/11/2019 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
We loved this bean. First, it\'s super pretty and so tasty, it was gobbled up raw.\r\nProduction was amazing. Slowed down a bit towards the end of the summer but then picked up again. Would highly recommend.

Reviewed on 11/10/2019 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
I highly recommend this variety. It grew well, quickly climbing the trellis. It produced continuously and abundantly through mid-October when we pulled the plants because we saw no more flowers and the leaves began to brown. Tasty - they turn from violet to green when cooked.

Reviewed on 10/18/2019 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
Attractive purple pods which are very tasty. Vines were healthy up to when we closed garden in mid-October. Produced a good but not excessive yield steadily from late July through mid-October.

Reviewed on 10/08/2019 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
Overall a great pole bean ... I am including in my garden next year!

Reviewed on 09/25/2019 by CCEYates - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Yates, 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: More than 8 hours per day
We found these beans to be very high yielding and flavorful. The pods were tender even when fairly large. I will definitely be growing this variety again in my home garden!

Reviewed on 09/15/2019 by CCE Putnam - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Putnam, 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
Planted seeds on 5/19. By 6/5, 10 plants had been chewed down by critters. 10 more seeds planted. 6/8: 7 plants viable. 6/12: new replacement seeds germinating. 6/26: One plant starting to climb trellis. 7/6: one plant viable. Many dead stems in bed, chewed. 7/10: 6 plants viable. 8/10: 3 plants twining on trellis. Very pretty small purple flowers. 8/24: 1/4 lb harvested. 8/31: all plants dead, cut down. Total harvest: 1/4 lb.

Reviewed on 08/16/2019 by Tompkins MGV - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Tompkins, 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: 6 to 8 hours per day
Delicious! We\'ve only eaten them out of hand because they haven\'t made it to the kitchen. Vigorous plant -- our 6\' tall teepee isn\'t big enough for it. Some of the pods hide behind leaves, so the more you look the more you find.

Reviewed on 07/30/2019 by Wayne County CCE - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Wayne, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Surprised when cooked this variety turns green! My family loved them! Constant crop production. So please with this variety, I\'m saving some seeds for next season.

Reviewed on 03/28/2017 by tdoty - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Clinton, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 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 Purple Trionfo Violetto pole beans almost every year for the past 10 years. I plant them along with 2 other varieties on 3 teepees made from 8 foot 2x2s. Production is constant from mid season until frost. The flavor is good and similar to green varieties. I plant them mainly because the beans are easy to find amongst the foliage due to being puple. Production is moderate, but is satisfactory for my needs. Germination can sometimes be spotty in cool springs, but is better than some other pole varieties.

Reviewed on 03/16/2014 by alan m - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Orange, 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: 6 to 8 hours per day
I find this to be a great bean, very productive, an early producer and I packed 4 gallons of beans in my freezer last year

Reviewed on 09/01/2010 by Schmidty - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Centre, Pennsylvania, United States Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
This is the first pole bean I've ever grown. We germinated them on a damp paper towel a few weeks before planting them, then put them in small pots until it was time to plant. We put about ten little transplants in a ten foot row at the base of our wire fence, which is about four feet tall. That was a mistake. While they started out not so vigorous, they soon reached the top of the fence, branched, went over (and through, and down, and sideways across) the fence and started putting out dozens, then hundreds, of pink flowers. However, we did not get any beans for several weeks afterwards. We had a hot, dry, windy spell that seemed to dry out the baby beans. When the weather became nicer, they started to mature, a dozen beans a day or so at first. I'm writing this review now after spending about an hour picking about two gallons of beans. They taste good, and seem to get sweeter as they mature. They do have strings, but I always pull them off before they get cooked. Definately a keeper, but I have to give them more room next year.

Reviewed on 08/18/2010 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
These are very tall beans - over 9' I would say, and they are extremely attractive, with bronzed leaves, purple flowers and longish purple beans. I would grow them as an ornamental, but the beans are good enough to eat! We liked the flavour a lot, and while they are definitely better picked small they did hold for a day or two on the vine - we could get away with picking every second day. Never huge amounts of beans at once but a steady producer.

Reviewed on 01/31/2010 by prairiemoon2 - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
We love this bean. Not only is a healthy grower that produces well, but the beans are delicious and not the least bit stringy. They are purple which seems to keep the insects away and then when you cook them, they turn green.

Reviewed on 01/23/2008 by Nancy Strasser - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Pulaski, 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
Grew well and produced well in my climate.

Reviewed on 11/16/2006 by Zeedman - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Winnebago, Wisconsin, 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
I agree with previous evaluations, yield is probably this variety's greatest weakness. Cool-soil germination was surprisingly good, given that my seed was 4 years old. That vigor did not carry over to the vines, however. They were spindly & always looked on the verge of dying - yet still produced a fair harvest of high-quality pods. I don't rate it highly for flavor, to me it was unremarkable. A purple heirloom that I also grew in 2006 far surpassed it in yield & vigor. "TV" was planted in new ground this year, will try it one more time in an established plot. Do not see any reason (beyond the color, which disappears when cooked) to grow it on a regular basis.

Reviewed on 08/18/2006 by adamm321 - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Essex, Massachusetts, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
First time trying this one. I usually grow bush beans, so this was a trial. I grew them on a tripod with Fortex and Rattlesnake on the other stakes. I was very happy with them. They were attractive in flower, the beans were pretty and uniform. They were deep purple and cook up green and were very tender and stringless if picked before they were huge. Even when picked when large, stringiness was minor. I agree with another poster, that they weren't as 'beany' tasting which is more my preference. If they produced more and had a beanier taste they would have received 5 stars. I will grow them again next year. They are much easier picking than bush..lol.

Reviewed on 08/27/2005 by Nancy B - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Illinois, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Love them, love the color, but could be more prolific.

Reviewed on 09/13/2004 by Catskills - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Ulster, New York, United States Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days Soil Texture: Not Sure Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Update Dec 2010 -- hold up to freezing very well. Very beautiful pole beans with lavender flowers. We sometimes grow them just as climbing flowers. The beans are tender and tasty, though not as "beany" as some. We call them "magic beans" for kids as they turn green when cooked, sort of a canned-bean green.

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