Blue Jay
From Beancyclopedia
| Blue Jay | |
|---|---|
| Uses | snap |
| Growth Habit | bush |
| Maturity | |
| Flower Color | |
| Pod Color | green with purple streaks |
| Seed Color | |
| Seed Pattern | streaked |
Name and History
Created and stabilized in Illinois by Russ Crow. Started in 1977 as an accidental cross with Comtesse de Chambord as one parent, and named for the blue and white colors of the fresh seed. First listed in the Seed Savers Exchange in 1980.
Read lots more about it on his website here: Blue Jay Bean
Uses
Snap.
Description
Growth:
Flowers: Pink-purple.
Pods: Green streaked with purple.
Seeds: Dark blue and white when fresh, drying to blue-black and grey.
