These lovely beans were originally given to me by a farm lady, here in Lancaster County. She didn't have any name for them. Absolutely lo...Read Morevely, I would say they belong to the horticultural bean family. Can be eaten in the "shelly" stage, that is when the pods grow lumpy, as you would eat fresh limas. However they make a nice snap bean in their green stage, or as a dry bean as well. These are the easiest and loveliest pole beans I have ever grown. The flowers are a pale lilac. The long 6-8" pods turn a fabulous bright fuchsia pink stripe and are truly ornamental! They grow about 6-7 feet on vigorous vines.
These lovely beans were originally given to me by a farm lady, here in Lancaster County. She didn't have any name for them. Absolutely lo...Read More