(Pole Bean, Roma Bean)

Broad, black-seeded Roma-type pods are borne on the vines of pole bean ‘Super Marconi’. This vigorous bean produces long, flattened, green pods that are surprisingly tender and stringless for their size. Beans are ready for harvest 73 to 77 days after sowing. Like many modern cultivars, ‘Super Marconi’ is self-fertile.

After the danger of frost has passed, plant beans in full sun and fertile, evenly moist, well-drained garden loam. Seeds should be sown directly in the soil at a depth of...

(Bush Bean, Tendergreen Bush Bean)

An early American stringless heirloom bred by the inventor of the stringless bean, Calvin Keeney, ‘Tendergreen’ was first introduced in 1925. This disease resistant bush bean produces lots of plump, meaty, green beans with few strings, which are ready for harvest around 50 days after sowing. Like many modern bean cultivars this selection is self-fertile.

Bean leaves are trifoliate (three-leaved), arranged in an alternate fashion on the stem and have somewhat diamond-shaped leaflets. The flowers...

(Bush Bean)

This is an improved form of the early American stringless heirloom ‘Tendergreen’, which was first introduced in 1925. This disease resistant bush bean produces loads of long, straight, green beans that are almost entirely stringless. The beans are ready for harvest around 50 days after sowing. Like most modern bean cultivars this selection is self-fertile.

Bean leaves are trifoliate (three-leaved), arranged in an alternate fashion on the stem and have somewhat diamond-shaped leaflets. The flowers...

(Pole Bean, Tricolor Pole Bean)

What a colorful and tasty mix of pole snap beans; green, purple and yellow beans dangle from the long vines of the green 'Blue Lake', purple 'Purple Peacock' and yellow wax pole beans in this mix. The long, crispy beans are produced on productive, vigorous plants, yielding fresh beans about 60 days after sowing seeds. A good harvest size is 5 to 6 inches (12 to 15 centimeters) long.

Bean leaves are trifoliate (three-leaved), arranged in an alternate fashion on the stem and have somewhat diamond-shaped...

(Bush Bean, Green Bean, Tricolor Mix Green Bean)

This pretty mix produces snap beans of green, yellow and burgundy-purple. This collection varies from one seed supplier to another, but each creates a seed blend of one green, yellow and burgundy-purple bush bean variety. The long, tubular crispy beans are produced on productive, vigorous plants, yielding harvest-size pods 52 to 60 days after sowing seeds. A good harvest size is 5 to 6 inches (12 to 15 centimeters) long.

Bean leaves are trifoliate (three-leaved), arranged in an alternate fashion...

(Pole Bean, Purple Pole Bean, Trionfo Violetto Pole Bean)

An Italian heirloom pole bean, ‘Trionfo Violetto’ is both beautiful and delicious. It produces large quantities of flat, deep purple pods, which are complemented by striking, purple-veined foliage. The beans have an outstanding, sweet flavor, and are best when picked very young and tender. They begin ripening approximately 75 days from sowing.

Plant beans in full sun and fertile, evenly moist, well-drained garden loam after the soil has warmed and all danger of frost has passed. Seeds should...

(Bush Bean, Shelling Bean, Yellow Arikara Shelling Bean)

A bush bean grown for its dry seeds to use in soups or baking, 'Yellow Arikara' originated with the Arikara Indian tribe of North Dakota. Seeds of this heirloom variety were sold commercially as early as 1915. Don't pick the pods prematurely to eat, but instead allow them to fully mature. The dry, ripe bean seeds are dull yellowish tan, harvest-ready about 85 to 90 days after sowing seeds in spring. 'Yellow Arikara' is a prolific producer and has good drought tolerance.

Bean leaves are trifoliate...

(Slimjim Bean)

The bean, legume, or pea family is a diverse, cosmopolitan group with many culturally and economically important members. It is the third largest plant family in existence with nearly 20,000 named species described. These flowering dicots may be trees, shrubs or herbs and exist everywhere worldwide save the icy poles. They are characterized by their elongated, many-seeded fruits (legumes) that open via longitudinal sutures. Most Fabaceae form root nodules containing symbiotic bacteria that fix atmospheric...