Dragon tongue bean
{{Short description|Young green bean in the species Phaseolus vulgaris}}
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| serving_size = 132.8 g
| kJ = 0.874456
| carbs = 19.5 g
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| fiber = 5.4 g
| fat = 12.9 g
| satfat = 1.9 g
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| sodium_mg = 716
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Dragon tongue bean, or dragon tongue shelling bean, is young green bean (snap bean){{cite book | last1=Garrelts | first1=C. | last2=Garrelts | first2=Megan | last3=Lee | first3=Bonjwing | title=Bluestem: The Cookbook | publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing | year=2011 | isbn=978-1-4494-0061-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yLqRMBK_wyQC&pg=PA71 | page=71}} of cranberry bean, pinto bean in the species Phaseolus vulgaris (shell bean).
Other names for this Heirloom Bush yellow wax dwarf bean include Dragon Langerie, Merveille de Piemonte and Meraviglia del Piemonte.{{cite web|title=Dragon Tongue Beans |url=http://vegvariety.cce.cornell.edu/main/detail.php?variety_id=1779&filterBy=0|website=Cornell University|accessdate=22 July 2021}}
Characteristics
Dragon tongue bean is a flavorful, juicy bean whose seeds are encased in a buffed colorful pod with mottled burgundy patterns throughout the shell's surface. The shelled beans are pale pistachio green in color, their size, petite, and their shape, ovate and slightly curved.{{cite web|title=Dragon Tongue Shelling Beans|url=http://www.specialtyproduce.com/produce/Dragon_Tongue_Shelling_Beans_4301.php|website=Specialty Produce|accessdate=15 September 2016}}
Days to maturation is approximately 55-60 days.{{cite web|title=History Of Dragon Tongue Beans|url=https://blog.gardeningknowhow.com/tbt/dragon-tongue-beans/|website=gardeningknowhow.com|date=10 December 2015 |accessdate=26 August 2021}}
Fully grown plant height is approximately 2-3 feet tall.{{cite web|title=Grow This: Dragon's Tongue Bean|url=https://www.hobbyfarms.com/grow-this-dragons-tongue-bean/|website=hobbyfarms.com|date=18 May 2015|accessdate=26 August 2021}}
Time from flower to bean is approximately 12 to 15 days.{{cite web|title=Grow This: Dragon's Tongue Bean|url=https://www.hobbyfarms.com/grow-this-dragons-tongue-bean/|website=hobbyfarms.com|date=18 May 2015|accessdate=26 August 2021}}
Growing requirements
Soil Temperature required for Germination: 60–85 °F{{cite web|title=Dragon Tongue |url=https://territorialseed.com/products/bean-dragon-tongue?variant=12786019729507/|website=territorialseed.com|accessdate=26 August 2021}}
Row Spacing: 18–36"{{cite web|title=Dragon Tongue |url=https://territorialseed.com/products/bean-dragon-tongue?variant=12786019729507/|website=territorialseed.com|accessdate=26 August 2021}}
Fertilizer Needs: Low{{cite web|title=Dragon Tongue |url=https://territorialseed.com/products/bean-dragon-tongue?variant=12786019729507/|website=territorialseed.com|accessdate=26 August 2021}}
Uses
Dragon tongue bean can be harvested, picked and used for their pods as well as for their seeds like a green bean (snap bean) or allowed to mature into a shell bean for using their seeds only.{{cite web|title=What is a Dragon Tongue Bean?|url=http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-dragon-tongue-bean.htm|website=wiseGEEK|accessdate=15 September 2016}}
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book | last=Iannotti | first=M. | title=The Beginner's Guide to Growing Heirloom Vegetables: The 100 Easiest, Most Flavorful Vegetables for Your Garden | publisher=Timber Press | year=2012 | isbn=978-1-60469-188-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XW6zLeOjCqsC&pg=PA94 | pages=94–96}}
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