‘Crystal White Wax’, also known as the ‘Ice’ bean, is an heirloom variety which is best staked to keep the beans off the ground until they are mature, 45 to 60 days after sowing. The pods are 3 to 3 […]
Phaseolus vulgaris ( Cordon Bush Bean )
A high yielding, stringless French bean. Will survive in conditions that other old favorite French types won’t. This group of beans is a favorite for the home garden and can be grown just about anywhere because they have a relatively […]
Phaseolus vulgaris ( Clem and Sarah’s Big Bean Bush Bean )
This huge, round white bean was kept by the Harmon family. It is delicious and hearty and twice the size of a Navy bean. Matures in 80 days. Rare. This group of beans is a favorite for the home garden […]
Phaseolus vulgaris ( Christmas Lima Bean )
‘Christmas Lima’ is an heirloom variety with pale green, purple-speckled pods containing cream-colored beans. Plants are quite vigorous, and need plenty of support. Beans have a nutty taste. This group of beans is a favorite for the home garden and […]
Phaseolus vulgaris ( Cherokee Wax Bush Bean )
A very early, adaptable, high yielding heirloom variety. Produces 6 inch long, stringless pods of wax beans. Matures in 43 to 58 days. This group of beans is a favorite for the home garden and can be grown just about […]
Phaseolus vulgaris ( Cherokee Trail of Tears Pole Bean )
Carried by the Cherokee on their forced march to the West. Slender purple pods produce small, shiny black beans. Very delicate flavor, long producing. Heirloom dating to the 1800’s and before. Lavender flowers. This group of beans is a favorite […]
Phaseolus vulgaris ( Cherokee Cornfield Pole Bean )
This is a group of pole beans that were always grown together by the Cherokee People, interplanted with corn. They do better as a group than as individual varieties, and are very fun to shell! Originally obtained from Cherokee in […]
Phaseolus vulgaris ( Chapman’s Horticultural Pole Bean )
A giant bean which is good as a fresh snap bean, shelling bean or dry bean. Rare. This group of beans is a favorite for the home garden and can be grown just about anywhere because they have a relatively […]
Phaseolus vulgaris ( Caseknife Snap Bean )
‘Caseknife’ is an heirloom variety, generally producing mature beans 75 to 80 days after sowing, and snap beans about 60 days after sowing. The vines are vigorous growers, reaching 8 to 9 foot long, with white flowers fading to yellow […]
Phaseolus vulgaris ( Cascade Giant Pole Bean )
‘Cascade Giant’ matures in about 70 days. It is a pole bean with thin 10 to 11 foot long pods. The pods are stringless, and show purple stripes. Beans tend to appear mostly at the base of the plants. This […]