‘Simmons Red Streak’, also known as ‘John Harmon’, is a dwarf variety heirloom lima bean with 4 foot long vines that bear most of their pods toward the base. The leaves are waxen and crumpled, and bloom with white flowers. […]

‘Saba’ is an heirloom variety. It grows on vigorous, 10 to 12 foot long vines which produce many 3 inch pods that contain 3 seeds each. These are not so good as shelly peas, but excellent when dried and reconstituted […]

‘Red’, also called ‘Worcester Indian Red Pole’, is an heirloom variety of lima bean. It is best grown for the dry beans, which are maroon in color. Plants are extremely hardy and produce well all summer. 2 seeds per pod. […]

Pale beige beans are plain or have dark mottling. Collected from the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona. Lima beans are an ancient group of beans which grow well in southern climates with warm summers. They can be grown as […]

‘Mottled Sieva’ is an heirloom variety. The dried beans have a mottled appearance. The vines are vigorous growers, reaching 10 to 12 feet long, and yield heavily of 3 inch pods, each with 3 seeds. Lima beans are an ancient […]

Variety with good resistance to Mexican Bean Beetle. Produces beige beans, sometimes with black mottling. Lima beans are an ancient group of beans which grow well in southern climates with warm summers. They can be grown as bushes, or vines, […]

Lima beans are an ancient group of beans which grow well in southern climates with warm summers. They can be grown as bushes, or vines, depending on the cultivar. Climbing varieties need at least 80 days for maturity, but the […]

‘King of the Garden’ is a vigorous climbing lima bean with large pods and seeds that are light green in color. Requires staking or trellising. Lima beans are an ancient group of beans which grow well in southern climates with […]

‘John Harmon’, also known as ‘Simmons Red Streak’, is a dwarf heirloom variety with 4 foot long vines that bear most of their pods toward the base. The leaves are waxen and crumpled, and bloom with white flowers. Good variety […]

Maturing in 75 days, this is the earliest and hardiest lima bean which can be grown in the North. An old time dependable variety. Small, flat gray-green baby lima beans mature to brown with dark splashes. Lima beans are an […]