Can anyone ID this bean plant please ?

poultrygeist · « **on:** July 06, 2008, 15:33 »

Yet another mystery. OH found a bean sprouting in the greenhouse, potted it up and this grew from it !

Can anyone suggest what sort of bean it is ?
It looks a bit like a kidney bean but the resulting plant doesn't seem to match any photos I can find. The leaves are double, alternating on the stem, the flowers are white and pea/bean-like.

Thank you for looking and sorry for growing another strange species. :oops:

Rob

poultrygeist · « **Reply #1 on:** July 06, 2008, 15:34 »

ps. We didn't swap it for a cow :roll:

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #2 on:** July 06, 2008, 15:47 »

broad bean? flowers white with black dot in middle??

Zak the Rabbit · « **Reply #3 on:** July 06, 2008, 15:51 »

looks like a broadbean to me, matches the three pots ive got growing

should be flowering about now, as grannie says white with a black middle

poultrygeist · « **Reply #4 on:** July 06, 2008, 16:43 »

Didn't look the photos I could find of broad beans but it'll be nice if we get a few from it.

No idea how it got there because we've not had any. :?

Thanks for the IDs.

Rob

SalJ1980 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 06, 2008, 16:52 »

Has-bean?!? :oops: :roll:

poultrygeist · « **Reply #6 on:** July 06, 2008, 16:54 »

silly.

I was hoping for a jelly bean :roll:

Rob

SalJ1980 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 06, 2008, 16:57 »

Mmm...jelly beans! OH's mum bought us a giant tray of Jelly Belly beans for Christmas with 50 different flavours, we've been very restrained with them (ie didn't scoff them all in one go, though it was tempting!) and finally finished the tray last week during a Scrabble marathon! Yum!

Back to thread...

poultrygeist · « **Reply #8 on:** July 06, 2008, 16:59 »

Ooooo. Now you're talking.

We very occasionally treat ourselves to a small bag of jelly babies. You have to eat them in one sitting. :oops:

lincspoacher · « **Reply #9 on:** July 06, 2008, 18:34 »

However, watch the height, and if the top disappears through a cloud, make sure you have a saw handy. And dont let any small boys climb it.

poultrygeist · « **Reply #10 on:** July 06, 2008, 18:41 »

I'm going up it to look for a goose that lays golden eggs. Bill, Tim and Graeme managed it.

Rob

DD. · « **Reply #11 on:** July 06, 2008, 19:12 »

Quote from: "poultrygeist"

Didn't look the photos I could find of broad beans

Rob

This do?

poultrygeist · « **Reply #12 on:** July 06, 2008, 19:27 »

That'll do nicely madam !

gobs · « **Reply #13 on:** July 06, 2008, 21:47 »

Quote from: "poultrygeist"

That'll do nicely madam !

I don't know if DD has ever been called a 'madam' before...

But I'm pleased, it not just me mixing up the sexes!

Sorry MarkG, wherever that post gotto. :oops:

poultrygeist · « **Reply #14 on:** July 06, 2008, 21:51 »

I reckon it's not the first time for him !!

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