Mid season, handsome 45cm plant producing small purple flowers followed by high yields end February. Harvest mid/end March. This is one of the best vegetable varieties that can be grown by the home gardener. It grows into a small bush with pods forming along the stem, and these are harvested when the seed has filled out. Either shelled or green pod, boiled in salt water and eaten warm or cooled and put into a salad. With nearly 40% protein they are the green dynamite of human nutrition.