Difference between revisions of "Dixie Speckled Butterpea"
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== Name and History == | == Name and History == | ||
| − | + | A Kentucky heritage variety sometimes sold commercially. First offered in the Seed Savers Exchange in 1983 by D.S. of Texas. Also known by various reorderings of its name: Dixie Butterpea Speckled, Butterpea Speckled, Dixie Butterpea, Butterpea, Dixie Red Speckled Butterpea. (Though there is a white-seeded variant that occasionally goes by some of the same names; see [[Dixie White Butterpea]].) | |
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| − | [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1444458 USDA Accession: Dixie Butterpea Speckled Bush (PI 549522)] | + | [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1444458 USDA Accession: Dixie Butterpea Speckled Bush (PI 549522)] |
| − | + | == Description == | |
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| − | == Uses == | + | |Growth=60-90 days to maturity. Prolific, heavily-branching bush plants 12-36 inches tall. Tolerates heat. |
| + | |Flowers=White aging to yellow. | ||
| + | |Pods=Flat, green, and small. 3-4 seeds per pod. | ||
| + | |Seeds= Round, small, fatter than other limas. Either light red with dark red speckles, or the reverse: dark red with light red speckles. | ||
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| + | == Uses and Opinions == | ||
Shell or dry beans. Everybody seems love the flavor. | Shell or dry beans. Everybody seems love the flavor. | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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[[Category:Lima Bean Varieties]] | [[Category:Lima Bean Varieties]] | ||
| + | [[Category:USA]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Kentucky]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:02, 19 February 2015
| Dixie Speckled Butterpea | |
|---|---|
| Uses | shell, dry |
| Growth Habit | bush |
| Maturity | |
| Flower Color | white |
| Pod Color | green |
| Seed Color | red, dark red |
| Seed Pattern | |
Name and History
A Kentucky heritage variety sometimes sold commercially. First offered in the Seed Savers Exchange in 1983 by D.S. of Texas. Also known by various reorderings of its name: Dixie Butterpea Speckled, Butterpea Speckled, Dixie Butterpea, Butterpea, Dixie Red Speckled Butterpea. (Though there is a white-seeded variant that occasionally goes by some of the same names; see Dixie White Butterpea.)
This bean appears in:
USDA Accession: Dixie Butterpea Speckled Bush (PI 549522)
Description
Growth:
60-90 days to maturity. Prolific, heavily-branching bush plants 12-36 inches tall. Tolerates heat.
Flowers:
White aging to yellow.
Pods:
Flat, green, and small. 3-4 seeds per pod.
Seeds:
Round, small, fatter than other limas. Either light red with dark red speckles, or the reverse: dark red with light red speckles.
Uses and Opinions
Shell or dry beans. Everybody seems love the flavor.
