Elsoms are the UK distributers for Holland Select, a family company which has specialised in breedingmany legume crops for over 100 years, through three generations.We also have our own small focusedmange tout (snow pea) breeding programme.We list a range of available varieties; if you are interested in varieties which we have not listed or wish to discuss your requirements please contact us.
Broad bean
Aquadulce Claudia This variety has very early maturity, fromautumn sowings only, and produces large pods.
Bunyards Exhibition A general use spring-sown maincrop variety, with high yields of long pods.
NEW Monica Monica is a
new early, high yielding variety bred by Holland Select. It is a long day variety specifically bred for the fresh market. A high proportion of the beans on each plant mature together, helping to reduce harvesting costs.
Witkiem Manita An early variety with high yields of broad well filled pods.
Climbing bean
Algarve Bred by Holland Select for indoor use but also successfully used outdoors. The flat pods are approximately 25mmwide and 26-28cms in length. Very earlymaturing with good yields of stringless mediumgreen pods.
Cobra Round podded, black seeded variety bred by Holland Select. Pods are approximately 7-9mmin diameter and 20cms long. It is earlymaturing and suited to both indoor and outdoor production. Cobra has a good taste and very good shelf life.
NEW Vitalis Bred by
Holland Select, Vitalis is suitable for both indoor and outdoor production. It is latermaturing than Algarve with slower seed development. It has lovely straight pods.
Broad bean characteristics Approximate
Variety Aquadulce Claudia Bunyards Exhibition Monica
NEW WitkiemManita plant height (cm)
65 80 75 75
Approximate
pod length (cm) 14 16 14 15
Comments
Traditionally used for autumn sowing, early maturing Our own production of this widely grown variety A new very high yielding early maincrop variety Popular, good yielding early variety.
Legumes
01775 715000
Also available as Organic
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