Bean 'Coco rose de prague'

Usually grown for dry seed rather than for pods (green beans) ¹,³.

Coco rose de prague likes a position of full sun and remember to water moderately. Coco rose de prague is generally regarded as a tender plant, so remember to ensure that temperatures are mild before moving outdoors. Coco rose de prague needs a soil ph of 6.0 to 6.8 (weakly acidic soil).

Aim to sow 1.95 inches (5.0 cm) deep and try to ensure a gap of at least 3.12 inches (8.0 cm). For optimal germination, soil temperature should be a minimum of 16°C / 61°F.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Coco rose de prague about 14 days after your last frost date.

Sow directly in ground.

Coco rose de prague is tender, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

The names Coco Rose de Prague, New Zealand White Runner, Haricot de Prague Marbré, and Coco Rose are listed by Vilmorin-Andrieus, who used New Zealand White Runner for the heading.¹

It has been grown since about the middle of the 18th century¹.

New zealand white runner, Haricot de prague marbré, Coco rose

1. Vilmorin-Andrieux et Cie, The vegetable garden: Illustrations, descriptions, and culture of the garden vegetables of cold and temperate climates, ed. William Robinson, English Edition. (New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1920), http://www.archive.org/stream/vegetablegardeni00vilmrich#page/n5/mode p. 76

2. “Coco Rose de Prague,” Catalog, Artistic Gardens, https://www.artisticgardens.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23_32&products_id=239&osCsid=3557870912647e61dc499fff4247f4c2

3. Crosnier-Mangeat Cyriaque, Urgenci Biodiversity Project: An Account of the Pilot Experiment conducted in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region by Agrosemens on Vavilov Seeds, trans. Jocelyn Parot (Aix-en-Provence, France: Agrosemens/Urgenci, March 13, 2009), http://www.urgenci.net/uploads/AGROSEMENS_VAVILOV_URGENCI_ENG.pdf