Conover Family Butterbean
From Beancyclopedia
| Conover Family Butterbean | |
|---|---|
| Uses | |
| Growth Habit | pole |
| Maturity | |
| Flower Color | |
| Pod Color | green |
| Seed Color | mixture: black, black & white, red, red & dark red, light brown & dark red |
| Seed Pattern | mixture: snowcap, solid, & streaks |
Name and History
From William Henry Conover, who after the Civil War walked from New Orleans back to his home in Kentucky, collecting butterbeans along the way.
Description
Growth:
Flowers:
Pods:
Flat and green. 3 seeds per pod.
Seeds:
A mixture of vivid colors and patterns, probably even more than I list here since I'm going off of photos and haven't seen these in person yet. Patterns include: solid black, solid red, red with dark red streaks, light brown with dark red streaks, black with white snowcap, light brown with dark red streaks & white snowcap, and red with dark red streaks & white snowcap.
Uses and Opinions
Shell or dry beans.
