Difference between revisions of "Conover Family Butterbean"

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== Name and History ==
 
== Name and History ==
From William Henry Conover, who after the Civil War walked from New Orleans to his home in Kentucky, collecting butterbeans along the way.
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From William Henry Conover, who after the Civil War walked from New Orleans back to his home in Kentucky, collecting butterbeans from many different gardens along the way.
 
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== Description ==
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|Seeds= A mixture of vivid colors and patterns, probably 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. 
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== Uses and Opinions ==
 
Shell or dry beans.
 
Shell or dry beans.
 
== Description ==
 
 
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Flat and green.  3 seeds per pod.
 
 
<u>Seeds:</u> 
 
Tantalizingly described as "multicolored," but that's all the detail we get.
 
 
 
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== Gallery ==
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Latest revision as of 10:39, 19 February 2015

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, & streaked


Name and History

From William Henry Conover, who after the Civil War walked from New Orleans back to his home in Kentucky, collecting butterbeans from many different gardens along the way.

Description

Growth:


Flowers:


Pods: Flat and green. 3 seeds per pod.
Seeds: A mixture of vivid colors and patterns, probably 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.

Gallery