Sweet Lorane broad beans?

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Sweet Lorane broad beans?
« on: January 04, 2025, 14:57 »
Sweet Lorane is a broad bean variety that has come to my attention recently.

A key selling point is their reported ability to survive in winter down to 10°F (-12°C). That would make it a very viable choice for a fall-planted variety in our southern continental climate, where winter temperatures frequently dip below freezing, but only dip to -12°C once every few decades.  The beans apparently are a bit smaller than Windsor. 95 days to maturity.

Has anyone grown this variety? If so, I would like to hear your reviews/opinions! They seem to be widely available at the various online seed companies over here.  Thank you!
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Re: Sweet Lorane broad beans?
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2025, 16:23 »
This article seems to suggest that they are a US variety that has made its way to the Heritage Seed Library (HSL) in the UK as a rare variety here.

But some members here may have grown it from HSL seed?
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Re: Sweet Lorane broad beans?
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2025, 19:00 »
This article seems to suggest that they are a US variety that has made its way to the Heritage Seed Library (HSL) in the UK as a rare variety here.

But some members here may have grown it from HSL seed?

Thanks for the link! Now I want to grow Red Bristow's for the flowers and Bowland Beauty for the beans!


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