_El Centro de la Raza Planter Box Demonstration Garden 2013

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Planter #

Variety

Notes

Please pick for snap beans

Please don't pick, saving for dry beans
1*
Amethyst
Dwarf French bean, stringless purple pods, good for containers
yes
2
Cherokee Trail of Tears
Native American origin.  Carried over the forced march to Oklahoma in 1838-1839 where over 4000 died.  6”pod, shiny black seeds.  Good eaten as a snap or dry bean.
yes
3
Dragon’s Tongue
Dutch origin, wax bean is crisp and juicy.  Cream with purple stripes.
yes
4
Blauhilde
German origin. Stringless round purple pods up to 11” long
yes
5
Serpedor
Dwarf pale yellow stringless Roma type. 
Good for containers
yes
6
Fasold
Early producer, good raw or cooked, mauve flowers, black seed.
yes

7
Black Valentine
Introduced in 1897.  Black seeds in 6” pods.  Use as fresh snap or dry soup beans.  Tolerant of cool weather.
yes

8
Firetongue
(Lingua di Fuoco)
Italian origin.  Stringless pale green pods with red streaks.  Crisp and juicy.  Use young pods fresh or for shell beans
yes
9
Calypso
Beautiful black and white dried bean.  Sometimes called Orca or Yin-Yang.  Originally from the Caribbean.  Good for baking and soups.

yes
10
Lazy Housewife
Introduced around 1810, first stringless bean. Heavy yields. White seeds, use as a snap or shell bean
yes
11
Golden Wax
Since the 1870’s golden yellow stringless pods, buttery flavor, freezes well.
yes

12
Rattlesnake
(Preacher’s Bean)
Dark green 8” pod streaked with purple.  Fine flavor.  Use as a fresh or dried bean
yes
13
 Midori Giant


Early maturing edamame. Vigorous plants to 15” tall, 2-3 seeds/pod
yes
14
Henderson
(Lima)
 From 1889. Hardy, productive disease resistant. Good for canning (pressure cooker)
yes

15
Belcampo
Dark green pod, stringless
yes
16
Monte Cristo
Similar to Blue Lake, 10” straight pods, white seeds.  Use fresh and for preserving.
yes

17
Agate
Soybean. Rare heirloom from New Mexico.  Introduced from Japan in 1929, high yields.
yes
18
Tiger’s Eye
Originally from Chile or Argentina. Rich flavor, smooth texture. Great for chili or refried beans.
yes
19
Bird Egg
Brought to Missouri via covered wagon in the 1880”s. Use as a dry bean.
yes
20
Bingo
Borlotto type, 5 inch pods, cream/green streaked with pink  Good dried for soups and traditional Italian recipes (pasta e fagiole)
yes
21
Black Coco
Good eaten as snap, shell or quick cooking dry beans, 6” pods on plants 14”-16” tall.
yes

23
Flambo
Beautiful cream and fuchsia pods. Good for freezing.  Flavor like a fresh lima.  Good in soup or pureed in hummus.
yes

24
Papa de Rola
(Breast of the Dove)
Origin in Portugal. Fine for fresh as snap bean, good for soups as a dried bean

yes
* Planter box #1 is located nearest the gazebo