Lima Bean 'Dixie White Butter Pea'

Dixie White Butter Pea is a favorite in my garden this year. I love the taste of this mini lima bean. It produced before Henderson's Bu...Read Moresh Lima, when planted at the same time. It's a small, productive plant that was disease free. The usual "lima bean pests" are always a threat. I found that it takes about 25 minutes to boil fresh butter peas, in broth, for my optimal tenderness.

A small potato lima, 2 1/2 inch pods. They are tedious to pick and shell, but prolific producers. Smaller pods than Henderson's Baby Lima...Read More and a thicker starchier bean, but are more tolerant of adverse conditions.