Difference between revisions of "Dixie Speckled Butterpea"
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| − | + | 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]].) | |
| − | [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)] |
== Uses == | == Uses == | ||
Revision as of 09:26, 18 July 2013
| Dixie Speckled Butterpea | |
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| Growth Habit | bush |
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| Pod Color | green |
| Seed Color | light red and dark red |
| Seed Pattern | speckled |
Name and History
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.)
USDA Accession: Dixie Butterpea Speckled Bush (PI 549522)
Uses
Shell or dry beans. Everybody seems love the flavor.
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.
