vegetable variety
Dragon's Tongue
Bush Bean · Phaseolus vulgaris
USDA hardiness range
- Zones
- 4a–7b
- Days to harvest
- 50 to 70
- Sun
- Full
- Water
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- annual
At a glance
Crisp, sweet, complex; cream-colored pods striped with purple, fading when cooked. Fresh, blanched, also as shell bean (cranberry-style). Productive heritage variety.
Growing Dragon's Tongue
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Flavor, texture, and use
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Growing notes
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Dragon's Tongue by zone
Zone-specific suitability, frost timing, and adjacent-zone notes.
Other bush bean varieties
3 sibling cultivars profiled on ZonePlant.
- Provider
Crisp, mild, classic snap-bean flavor; round green pods. Fresh, freezing, canning. Bred for cool-soil germinat…
- Roma II
Tender, meaty, classic Italian-flat bean flavor; flat green Romano-style pods. Fresh, sauteing, canning. Produ…
- Royal Burgundy
Crisp, sweet, deep purple pods that turn green when cooked; novelty fresh bean. Fresh, blanched, salads. Produ…
Frequently asked questions
- What zones does the Dragon's Tongue bush bean grow in?
Dragon's Tongue grows in USDA zones 4a through 7b.
- How does Dragon's Tongue compare to other bush bean varieties?
Dragon's Tongue is one of 4 bush bean varieties profiled on ZonePlant. See the full bush bean variety table for side-by-side comparison.
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Image: "Ayocote", by Itzel Flores, via iNaturalist, licensed under CC-BY Source.
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