Difference between revisions of "Willow Leaf"

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== Name and History ==
 
== Name and History ==
 
Heritage variety sometimes sold commercially.  Thought to have been introduced by Burpee in 1891 as a sport of Carolina Lima, though one Seed Savers Exchange member describes it as being "in Mrs. Thweat's family in Tennessee for 200 years."  
 
Heritage variety sometimes sold commercially.  Thought to have been introduced by Burpee in 1891 as a sport of Carolina Lima, though one Seed Savers Exchange member describes it as being "in Mrs. Thweat's family in Tennessee for 200 years."  
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SSE Accession: LIMA/POLE 1559
 
SSE Accession: LIMA/POLE 1559
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[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1444410 USDA Accession: Willow Leaf (PI 549474)]   
 
[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1444410 USDA Accession: Willow Leaf (PI 549474)]   
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[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1259379 USDA Accession: Willow Leaf White (PI 347819)]
 
[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1259379 USDA Accession: Willow Leaf White (PI 347819)]
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[http://isa.ciat.cgiar.org/urg/beancollection.do;jsessionid=05BA6DA2DB08D568A15B8147DE8439B7 CIAT] Accession: Willow Leaf White (G25664)
 
[http://isa.ciat.cgiar.org/urg/beancollection.do;jsessionid=05BA6DA2DB08D568A15B8147DE8439B7 CIAT] Accession: Willow Leaf White (G25664)
  

Revision as of 08:36, 18 July 2013

Willow Leaf
Uses
Growth Habit pole
Maturity
Flower Color
Pod Color green
Seed Color white
Seed Pattern solid


Name and History

Heritage variety sometimes sold commercially. Thought to have been introduced by Burpee in 1891 as a sport of Carolina Lima, though one Seed Savers Exchange member describes it as being "in Mrs. Thweat's family in Tennessee for 200 years."


SSE Accession: LIMA/POLE 1559

USDA Accession: Willow Leaf (PI 549474)

USDA Accession: Willow Leaf White (PI 347819)

CIAT Accession: Willow Leaf White (G25664)

Uses

Shell or dry beans.

Description

Growth: Like other willow leaf limas, said to resist heat and drought. Leaves long, narrow, and pointed like the eponymous willow leaves. 65-100 days to maturity. Tall, productive vines.

Flowers: White aging to yellow.

Pods: Flat and green. 3 seeds per pod.

Seeds: Flat, smaller. Solid white.

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