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 Appaloosa
85 days — The plants can reach twenty four inches and have short
runners. The seeds have one cream half and the other
is maroon and mottled with various patterns - like the tail
end of an Appaloosa horse. Can be used young as a snap
bean but generally dried and shelled. About 80 seeds per ounce. |
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 Cranberry
70 days — An heirloom
horticultural bean variety popular in New England dating back
to the mid-1800s. The seeds are buff mottled with cranberry.
Used dry or green shelled, there are five to six seeds per pod.
The plants are hardy and they are easy to shell. The flavor
is sweeter and more delicate than pinto beans. Popular for
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese dishes. About 65 seeds per
ounce. |
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 Great Northern
90 days — According to Oscar H. Will, this very
old bean variety was obtained from Son of Star, a Hidatsa
Indian in the early 1880s. The variety grows well in
Northern climates, hardy and a heavy yielder. Plants
reach twenty to twenty four inches in height. Its
white seeds are an excellent choice for baked beans or
soups. More tender and cook more quickly than Navy
Beans. About 90 seeds per ounce. |
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 Kidney,
Large Purple (Norberg or Wanda)
90 days — We love mysteries and this bean's
history is one of them. Two different gardeners, from opposite
ends of the Willamette Valley of Oregon, provided us with
seeds and similar stories.
One gardener's grandmother (Wanda) grew them for over 50
years after receiving seeds from her German neighbor who
grew them commercially on his farm during World War II near
Damascus, Oregon.
Our other source, Frank Gehrman, was a veteran of World War II who upon returning from
the war, bought his farm in Scotts Mills, Oregon from an
elderly farmer named Mr. Norberg. He had been growing
the bean on his place for many years and used it as one of
his primary staples.
These kidney-type beans are a deep maroonish-purple color
and large and meaty. The bean turns brown when cooked
and although they look similar to other kidney beans, the
flavor is outstanding. They seem to stay moist and not dry
out. About 35 seeds per ounce. |
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 Montezuma Red
95 days —
Also known as 'Mexican Red'. Bushes
tend to sprawl a bit, reach about fourteen
inches, and produce small to medium sized, flattened dark
red beans. An heirloom popular in California
since the mid-1800's but fairly rare now.
Keeps shape well when baked. About 80 seeds per ounce. |
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 Nightfall
Beans (Red)
80 days — We do not know a great deal about this
bean. It is an attractive little bean that
has a light, slightly sweet flavor. Its striking red color
makes it a remarkable addition in salsas, salads and
relishes. About 110 seeds
per ounce. |
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Pinto
III
95 days —
Vigorous bush type plant with pods that are three to four
inches long, flat, and green. Can be used for snap
beans when young and tender but primarily grown to
maturity and used as a dry bean. About 80
seeds per ounce. |
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