This beautiful plant features dark purple leaves and pods that follow attractive, light purple flowers. It makes a very striking and useful screen in the garden. This productive variety flowers before all other beans and handles cool conditions well. The purple pods grow to 12-17cm (5-7″) long and turn green when cooked.The pods keep their flavour and tenderness long after they are picked. The plants are extremely productive, and the pods just keep coming as long as they are picked. Seeds are beige.