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== Name and History ==
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A simple name describing the bean's seed pattern and leaf type.  First offered in the Seed Savers Exchange in 1985 by R.J. of North Carolina.
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== Uses ==
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Shell or dry beans.
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== Description ==
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<u>Growth:</u>
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Like other willow leaf limas, said to resist heat and drought.  Leaves long, narrow, and pointed like the eponymous willow leaves.  65+ days to maturity.  Tall, productive vines.
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<u>Flowers:</u> 
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Flat and green.  2-4 seeds per pod.
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<u>Seeds:</u> 
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Flat, smaller.  Described as "putty-colored," though it's unclear if by that they mean light brown or red-brown.  At any rate, seeds are black and a light brown/red color, in the "calico" pattern like [[Christmas]]Limas.
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== Gallery ==
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Revision as of 08:52, 18 July 2013

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


Name and History

A simple name describing the bean's seed pattern and leaf type. First offered in the Seed Savers Exchange in 1985 by R.J. of North Carolina.

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+ days to maturity. Tall, productive vines.

Flowers:

Pods: Flat and green. 2-4 seeds per pod.

Seeds: Flat, smaller. Described as "putty-colored," though it's unclear if by that they mean light brown or red-brown. At any rate, seeds are black and a light brown/red color, in the "calico" pattern like ChristmasLimas.

Gallery