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Lima Bean
Phaseolus lunatus

This is a beautiful seed. It's an off white with red or burgundy mottling over the majority (but not all) of the seed. I planted in full sun with trellis running N-S in full sun. I continued to harvest all the way to late fall, right before fall. I snipped off runners for better production at the end of the season. These are one delicious butterbean!
'Shantyboat' Seeds
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Lima Bean
Phaseolus lunatus var. lunonanus

I believe his Lima to be almost extinct. I cannot find any historical information on it anywhere. The seed has been in my family as far back as I can remember, and I'm now the only one in my family that gardens or saves seed. I got seed from my Cherokee grandmother when I was in my 20's (I'm 53 now) If anyone has any history on this variety, please let me know.
'Lima Bean / Butterbean' Seeds
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Phaseolus lunatus var. lunonanus
This butterbean seed looks exactly like my Shantyboat lima seed except for the color. It's a small off white seed with black mottling. Shantyboat has red mottling. The plants produce to late fall, with better production towards frost if you snip the runners.
'Loudermilk' Seeds
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Vigna
Vigna unguiculata

This is a very small gray seed, with a thin black eye and white center. Very different and cute! They come from Palapye, Botswana in Africa. I'm growing these every year, the yeild is unbelievable! They grew well through drought and only with rain water!
'Gray Speckled Palapye' Seeds
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Vigna
Vigna unguiculata

Very prolific and cantake extreme wet, hot, and dry weather. Grows well in sand, too!
'Haricot Rouge de Burkino Faso' Seeds
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Vigna
Vigna unguiculata

If you leave just 2 or 3 plants to seed, you'll have plenty. These peas grow like crazy, and the pods are loaded with seed! See pictures...
'Lady Pea' Seeds
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Vigna
Vigna unguiculata
'Mississippi Purple Hull' Seeds
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Vigna
Vigna unguiculata

All varieties of purple hull grow rampantly in Illinois.
'Pinkeye Purple Hull' Seeds
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Vigna
Vigna unguiculata

This is a vigorous grower. I always get loads of seeds from them, even in drought type weather.
'Purple Hull Whippoorwill' Seeds
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vigna unguiculata
'White Whippoorwill Field Pea' Seeds
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