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List of Heritage Beans For Sale

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_Type

Name

Days to Maturity

Notes

Source

Pole
Agate (Soybean)
65-70
Rare heirloom from New Mexico.  Introduced from Japan in 1929, high yields.
SS
Bush
Amethyst
56
Dwarf French bean, stringless purple pods.
Good for containers.
T&M
Bush
Belcampo
75
Dark green pod, stringless
T&M
Pole
Bingo
85
Borlotto type, 5 inch pods, cream/green streaked with pink  Good dried for soups and traditional Italian recipes (pasta e fagiole)
Terr
Bush
Black Coco
60-95
Good eaten as snap, shell or quick cooking dry beans, 6” pods on plants 14”-16” tall.
Terr
Bush
Black Valentine
50-55
Introduced in 1897.  Black seeds in 6” pods.  Use as fresh snap or dry soup beans.  Tolerant of cool weather.
Cmstk
Pole
Blauhilde
80
From Germany.  Stringless round purple pods up to 11” long.
T&M
Bush
Calypso
70-90
Beautiful black and white dried bean.  Sometimes called Orca or Yin-Yang.  Originally from the Caribbean.  Good for baking and soups.
SS
Pole
Cherokee Trail of Tears
85
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.
SS
Bush
Dragon’s Tongue
55-60
Dutch origin, wax bean is crisp and juicy.  Cream with purple stripes.
SS
Pole
Fasold
55
Early producer, good raw or cooked, mauve flowers, black seed.
T&M
Pole
Firetongue
(Lingua di Fuoco)
80-120
Italian origin.  Stringless pale green pods with red streaks.  Crisp and juicy.  Use young pods fresh or for shell beans
T&M
Pole
Fiskeby (Soybean)
75-80
Developed in Sweden.  Use fresh or dried.  Up to 40% protein.  Thrives in N. climates
SS
Bush
Flambo
76-80
Beautiful cream and fuchsia pods. Good for freezing.  Flavor like a fresh lima.  Good in soup or pureed in hummus.
Terr
Bush_
Golden Wax
45-60
Since the 1870’s golden yellow stringless pods, buttery flavor, freezes well.
Cmstk
Bush_
Henderson
(Lima)
60-75
 From 1889. Hardy, productive disease resistant. Good for canning (pressure cooker)
SS
Bush
Lina Sisco’s Bird Egg
85
Brought to Missouri via covered wagon in 1880’s.  Use as a dry bean.
SS
Bush
 Midori Giant
(Soybean)

70
Early maturing edamame. Vigorous plants to 15” tall, 2-3 seeds/pod
Terr
Pole
Monte Cristo
71
Similar to Blue Lake, 10” straight pods, white seeds.  Use fresh and for preserving.
Terr
Bush
Papa de Rola
(Breast of the Dove)
90
Origin in Portugal. Fine for fresh as snap bean, good for soups as a dried bean
Cmstk
Pole
Rattlesnake
(Preacher’s Bean)
60-90
Dark green 8” pod streaked with purple.  Fine flavor.  Use as a fresh or dried bean
Terr
Bush
Serpedor
75
Dwarf pale yellow stringless Roma type. 
Good for containers
T&M
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