Difference between revisions of "Dixie Speckled Butterpea"
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| + | |Pod Color= green | ||
| + | |Seed Color=light red and dark red | ||
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| + | == Name and History == | ||
| + | Heritage variety sometimes sold commercially. D.S. of Texas in 1983. Also known by various reorderings of its name: Dixie Butterpea Speckled, Butterpea Speckled, 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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| + | SSE Accession: LIMA/BUSH | ||
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| + | [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1444458 USDA Accession: Dixie Butterpea Speckled Bush (PI 549522)] | ||
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| + | == Uses == | ||
| + | Shell or dry beans. Everybody seems love the flavor. | ||
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| + | == Description == | ||
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| + | <u>Growth:</u> | ||
| + | 60-90 days to maturity. Prolific, heavily-branching bush plants 12-36 inches tall. Tolerates heat. | ||
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| + | <u>Flowers:</u> | ||
| + | White aging to yellow. | ||
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| + | <u>Pods:</u> | ||
| + | Flat, green, and small. 3-4 seeds per pod. | ||
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| + | <u>Seeds:</u> | ||
| + | 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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| + | == Gallery == | ||
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[[Category:Lima Bean Varieties]] | [[Category:Lima Bean Varieties]] | ||
Revision as of 09:19, 18 July 2013
| Dixie Speckled Butterpea | |
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| Uses | |
| Growth Habit | bush |
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| Flower Color | |
| Pod Color | green |
| Seed Color | light red and dark red |
| Seed Pattern | speckled |
Name and History
Heritage variety sometimes sold commercially. D.S. of Texas in 1983. Also known by various reorderings of its name: Dixie Butterpea Speckled, Butterpea Speckled, 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.)
SSE Accession: LIMA/BUSH
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.
