Dragons Tongue Beans

wally mcgee · July 21, 2013

In the spirit of trying all heirlooms this year I thought id give these a try. I found them at SeedSavers.com . An unusual looking wax bean, white/green/and white with red stripes.

The plants are similar to a Blue Lake bush beans, and so far very prolific.

Anyway I picked a batch tonight , snapped them, cut up a Texas super sweet onion, added some baco s : ( I used all the bacon in blts )

added a little real butter, and cooked them up. Heavenly

Excellent flavor and texture. I will be growing this one again next year!

If you haven't grown these before, I recommend you give them a try.

wally mcgee · July 21, 2013

I forgot to take a picture so I found this one on line.

socalgardengal · July 21, 2013

Beautiful beans! I have a couple seeds so I will try them for sure

BucksCountyGirl · July 23, 2013

I grew these last year.They were beautiful and the flavor was excellent! Unfortunately, I lost them to disease before they really started pumping out beans. The taste alone definitely warrants a re-grow though!

Tormato · July 26, 2013

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Originally Posted by wally mcgee

In the spirit of trying all heirlooms this year I thought id give these a try. I found them at SeedSavers.com . An unusual looking wax bean, white/green/and white with red stripes.

The plants are similar to a Blue Lake bush beans, and so far very prolific.

Anyway I picked a batch tonight , snapped them, cut up a Texas super sweet onion, added some baco s : ( I used all the bacon in blts )

added a little real butter, and cooked them up. Heavenly

Excellent flavor and texture. I will be growing this one again next year!

If you haven't grown these before, I recommend you give them a try.

Wally,

I'm confused about your color description.

Dragon Tongue (a.k.a. Dragon Langerie) pods have always been yellow with purple streaks, for me. Just like the picture in your following post.

I agree with excellent flavor, excellent texture, and will add that it has excellent production.

Gary

wally mcgee · July 26, 2013

I think I picked the first few a little early. The last batch I picked were larger and closer to the color you described. I was not sure how big to let them get. I picked this last batch larger than blue lake beans and they were very tender. I like these beans a lot.

July 21, 2013	#1
wally mcgee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: peru, Iowa zone 5a Posts: 167	Dragons Tongue Beans In the spirit of trying all heirlooms this year I thought id give these a try. I found them at SeedSavers.com . An unusual looking wax bean, white/green/and white with red stripes. The plants are similar to a Blue Lake bush beans, and so far very prolific. Anyway I picked a batch tonight , snapped them, cut up a Texas super sweet onion, added some baco s : ( I used all the bacon in blts ) added a little real butter, and cooked them up. Heavenly Excellent flavor and texture. I will be growing this one again next year! If you haven't grown these before, I recommend you give them a try.

July 23, 2013	#4
BucksCountyGirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A Posts: 692	I grew these last year.They were beautiful and the flavor was excellent! Unfortunately, I lost them to disease before they really started pumping out beans. The taste alone definitely warrants a re-grow though! __________________ - Kelli Life's a climb...but the view is fantastic

July 21, 2013	#3
socalgardengal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego,Ca Posts: 462	Beautiful beans! I have a couple seeds so I will try them for sure

July 26, 2013	#6
wally mcgee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: peru, Iowa zone 5a Posts: 167	I think I picked the first few a little early. The last batch I picked were larger and closer to the color you described. I was not sure how big to let them get. I picked this last batch larger than blue lake beans and they were very tender. I like these beans a lot.