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 […]
Phaseolus acutifolius ( Pima Brown Tepary Bean )
Mixed colors range from brown to tan. Originally from the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona. 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 ( Paiute Yellow Tepary Bean )
A favorite tradition from the Kaibab Indian Reservation in southern Utah. Lovely ochre colored bean. 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 […]
Phaseolus acutifolius ( Paiute White Tepary Bean )
Grown near the Santa Clara River on the Kaibab Reservation in southern Utah. 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 […]
Phaseolus acutifolius ( Paiute Mixed Tepary Bean )
A mix of different colored beans grown together on the Paiute Reservation in Utah. 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 […]
Phaseolus acutifolius ( Namaquipe White Tepary Bean )
Original seed was bought at a Mennonite store near Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua. A staple bean of the area. 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 ( Mayo White Tepary Bean )
A variety that is dry farmed in the Sinaloa area of Mexico. Plots are carved out in the thorn tree forests of the lower mountain flanks of the Sierra Madre region. An annual bean that was first cultivated in the […]