Bean Seeds, Kentucky Wonder, Pole

ID: #595538

Description

You can't lose with this 1800s heirloom. 'Kentucky Wonder' (brown seeded) has wonderful, if not unsurpassed flavor. It out-produces most other pole beans with heavy crops of 9" long, gently curved, oval pods. A multi-use bean: drying, shelling and green. Stringless when young. Excellent for freezing. Good production even in hot climates. Disease resistant. Days to Maturity: 63 days Family: Fabaceae Type: Snap Bean, Pole Bean Native: Mexico and South America Hardiness: Frost-sensitive annual Exposure: Full sun Plant Dimensions: 5'–7' long vines Variety Info: 7"–9" long, ½" wide silvery-green pods; stringless when young, brown seeds. Pre-Civil War variety known then under different names, released as 'Kentucky Wonder' in 1877 by J. H. Gregory & Sons seed company. Resistant to bean common mosaic virus. Attributes: Bean Mosaic Virus Resistant, Heat Tolerant, Frost Sensitive Photos and plant information courtesy of botanicalinterests.com