Difference between revisions of "Bumblebee"
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| + | |Uses= shell or dry | ||
| + | |Growth Habit= bush | ||
| + | |Maturity= mid to late | ||
| + | |Flower Color= white | ||
| + | |Seed Color= white and dark red | ||
| + | |Seed Pattern= figure and seam | ||
| + | |Pod Color= green | ||
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| + | == Name and History == | ||
| + | A Maine heirloom and part of Wanigan Associates' collection. Named for its large, "bumblee-sized" seeds. | ||
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| + | Seed bank info: | ||
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| + | [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1707068 USDA Accession Bumblebee (W6 28421)] | ||
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| + | SSE Accession: BEAN/BUSH/DRY 13 | ||
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| + | == Uses == | ||
| + | Shell or dry. | ||
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| + | == Description == | ||
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| + | <u>Growth:</u> Bush plants under 2 feet tall. Various growers report a rather large range of 60-110 days to harvest, but the average seems to be 90 days. | ||
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| + | <u>Flowers:</u> | ||
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| + | <u>Pods:</u> Up to 5 inches long with 3-5 seeds in each. | ||
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| + | <u>Seeds:</u> Very large in both shell and dry stages. Fat and oval-shaped. Seeds mostly white with a very dark red figure around the hilum, in a shape described variously as a butterfly, angel or lobster. | ||
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| + | Looks very similar to the Holy/Monstrance, Angel, and Soldier beans of Europe and New Zealand, but is a different shape than any of those; not as spherical as Holy and Monstrance, and not as thin as Angel and Soldier. | ||
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| + | == Gallery == | ||
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[[Category:Bean Varieties]] | [[Category:Bean Varieties]] | ||
[[Category:Dry Beans]] | [[Category:Dry Beans]] | ||
Revision as of 10:12, 12 April 2013
| Bumblebee | |
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| Uses | shell or dry |
| Growth Habit | bush |
| Maturity | mid to late |
| Flower Color | white |
| Pod Color | green |
| Seed Color | white and dark red |
| Seed Pattern | figure and seam |
Name and History
A Maine heirloom and part of Wanigan Associates' collection. Named for its large, "bumblee-sized" seeds.
Seed bank info:
USDA Accession Bumblebee (W6 28421)
SSE Accession: BEAN/BUSH/DRY 13
Uses
Shell or dry.
Description
Growth: Bush plants under 2 feet tall. Various growers report a rather large range of 60-110 days to harvest, but the average seems to be 90 days.
Flowers:
Pods: Up to 5 inches long with 3-5 seeds in each.
Seeds: Very large in both shell and dry stages. Fat and oval-shaped. Seeds mostly white with a very dark red figure around the hilum, in a shape described variously as a butterfly, angel or lobster.
Looks very similar to the Holy/Monstrance, Angel, and Soldier beans of Europe and New Zealand, but is a different shape than any of those; not as spherical as Holy and Monstrance, and not as thin as Angel and Soldier.
