Excellent variety for dryland farming. Produces small white tepary beans. An annual bean that was first cultivated in the Southwest by the Hohokam Indians, and is particularly adapted to low desert conditions. In the past it was a very important […]
Phaseolus acutifolius ( Virus-Free Yellow Tepary Bean )
Selected by the USDA for its freedom from viruses. Do not grow near other Tepary beans to keep it clear of bean mosaic virus. Pretty ochre colored beans. An annual bean that was first cultivated in the Southwest by the […]
Phaseolus acutifolius ( Virus-Free White Tepary Bean )
Selected by the USDA for its freedom from viruses. Do not grow near other Tepary beans to keep it clear of bean mosaic virus. An annual bean that was first cultivated in the Southwest by the Hohokam Indians, and is […]
Phaseolus acutifolius ( Tohono O’odham Brown Tepary Bean )
Known as “W’pegi bawi”, from Meneger’s Dam near the Mexican border. An annual bean that was first cultivated in the Southwest by the Hohokam Indians, and is particularly adapted to low desert conditions. In the past it was a very […]
Phaseolus acutifolius ( Sonoran Gold Tepary Bean )
Seed has been developed by the Papago Tribe of Arizona. Very productive plant produces golden brown beans that are great in soups. Prefers a short 3 foot stake. Rare. An annual bean that was first cultivated in the Southwest by […]
Phaseolus acutifolius ( Santa Rosa Tepary Bean )
A white tepary from the Tohono O’odham People of Arizona. From the village of Santa Rosa. An annual bean that was first cultivated in the Southwest by the Hohokam Indians, and is particularly adapted to low desert conditions. In the […]
Phaseolus acutifolius ( San Pedro Tepary Bean )
Grown out in the San Pedro River area of southern Arizona. Traditionally used for soil improvement, food and livestock forage. Wild seeds need to be scarified to germinate, can be done with sandpaper. Very frost sensitive. An annual bean that […]
Phaseolus acutifolius ( San Pablo Balleza Tepary Bean )
Original seed collected from an old Hispanic colonial town in the eastern Sierra Madres of Chihuahua, Mexico. An annual bean that was first cultivated in the Southwest by the Hohokam Indians, and is particularly adapted to low desert conditions. In […]
Phaseolus acutifolius ( Sacaton Brown Tepary Bean )
Known as “S’oam bawi”. It is commercially cultivated by the Pimas of the Gila River, near Sacaton, Arizona. An annual bean that was first cultivated in the Southwest by the Hohokam Indians, and is particularly adapted to low desert conditions. […]
Phaseolus acutifolius ( Pinacate Tepary Bean )
An extremely drought tolerant variety obtained from the arid Sierra El Pinacate Protected Zone area in Mexico. Mottled tan beans. An annual bean that was first cultivated in the Southwest by the Hohokam Indians, and is particularly adapted to low […]