View source for Giant Red Tarka


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|Seed Color= dark red and white
|Seed Pattern= pied
|Pod Color= green
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== Name and History ==
Collected in 1983 in Vasszilvagy, Hungary and later donated to the USDA, where it's archived as PI 507984.  English name instated by Christopher Hoetschl of Wisconsin:  "Giant Red" for the size and color of the seeds, and "Tarka" meaning "spotted" in Hungarian to reference the pattern and origin of the seeds.


More information:

[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/search.pl?accid=507984&inactive=Yes USDA Accession: 507984]

== Uses ==
Shell or dry.  

== Description ==

<u>Growth:</u> Sturdy, runnerless bush plants.  Good producers.  85-95 days to harvest.  

<u>Flowers:</u>   

<u>Pods:</u>  

<u>Seeds:</u>  Large and slightly flattened.  

== Gallery ==


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