Dragon’s tongue bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, is a bush wax bean that produces up to 8 inch pods with a pretty purple and green splotched pod. These beans also known as Merveille de Piemonte. The bean pods are a creamy yellow color when young and turn …
The black valentine bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, is a snap or dry bean that produces a 6 inch pod green bean with black seeds. This bush bean grows like a pole if trained to grow like one, and tolerates cooler temperatures. Growing Black Valentine Bean Sow …
The rattlesnake bean, also known as the Preacher bean, (Phaseolus vulgaris) is an heirloom pole bean that produces seeds with colored markings that resemble a rattlesnake design. The vine grows to 10 feet, and is drought resistant.
Sow the seeds directly into the ground after frost has passed. Plant about 1 inch below the surface and 2 inches apart in an area with full sun. These beans are pole style beans and require support like a teepee or trellis setup.
Fresh beans are ready after 60 days, and dried beans after 90 days. Picking them continuously throughout the season will ensure a longer season and better yields.
Don’t be confused by trying to tell a butter bean and a lima bean apart because they are the same bean, Phaseolus lunatus. Lima beans go by many names: butterbean, butter bean, butterpea, and sieva bean. These beans may be known by different names depending on the …
