Guatemalan Purple Fava Bean (Vicia faba), also called Frog Island Nation Fava, is an heirloom gathered by legendary seed saver Ianto Evans. Our seed stock was gifted to us by Kalan Redwood of Redwood Seeds. Light to dark purple medium sized beans – can be grown as a nitrogen cover crop. The flowers are also extremely fragrant. Immature pods, leaves, and both young and mature beans are edible! Seeds are certified organic. All our seeds are untreated and not genetically modified (non-GMO).
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Negreta Purple Fava Bean Seed Packet – 10 seeds, Certified Organic Heirloom Faba
“Negreta,” a fava (. Vicia faba ) variety originating from either Italy or Spain, yields large green pods with large beans that mature to a dark, imperial purple shade.