Beans & Legumes
About Beans & Legumes
Bush beans, pole beans, lentils, and more. Easy-to-grow protein for every garden.
All Beans & Legumes Varieties
Black Turtle Bush Bean
90-100 days · Easy
Rich, earthy, slightly sweet with dense, meaty texture
Black Valentine Bush Bean
50-60 days · Very Easy
Classic green bean flavor, slightly more robust than modern varieties
Blue Lake Bush 274
50-55 days · Easy
Classic fresh green bean flavor, tender and sweet
Blue Lake Pole Bean
60-65 days · Easy
Classic green bean flavor, tender and sweet
Borlotto Bush Bean
60-70 days · Easy
Nutty, creamy texture when mature, sweet and tender when young
Bountiful Bush Bean
48-55 days · Easy
Excellent flavor, tender and meaty texture, completely stringless
Burpee's Stringless Green Pod
50-55 days · Easy
Rich, meaty texture with sweet, classic bean flavor
Bush Blue Lake 274
50-55 days · Easy
Sweet, tender, and crisp with classic fresh bean flavor
Bush Kentucky Wonder
57-65 days · Easy
Rich, meaty, and flavorful with tender texture
Bush Lake Bean
50-55 days · Easy
Classic Blue Lake flavor, tender and sweet
Bush Romano Italian
50-55 days · Easy
Rich, nutty, and meaty with tender texture
Calypso Bush Bean
95-100 days · Easy
Rich, earthy, and slightly sweet with a creamy texture
Cherokee Pink Bean
90-95 days · Easy to Moderate
Mild, nutty flavor with creamy texture when cooked
Cherokee Purple Bean
50-55 days · Easy
Sweet, tender, and mild with excellent snap bean texture
Cherokee Purple Pod Bean
65-70 days · Easy
Traditional green bean flavor, tender and mild with good texture
Cherokee Trail of Tears
85-95 days · Easy
Rich, meaty, earthy with a robust bean flavor
Contender Bush Bean
50-55 days · Easy
Tender, mild bean flavor with crisp texture
Detroit Dark Red Bush Bean
57-60 days · Easy
Tender, sweet, and flavorful with classic green bean taste
Dragon Tongue
60-70 days · Easy to Moderate
Sweet, nutty, and tender with exceptional fresh bean taste
Early Contender Bush Bean
49-55 days · Very Easy
Mild, sweet, tender with good snap
Fordhook 242 Lima Bush
75-85 days · Moderate
Creamy, buttery, and rich with smooth texture
Fortex Pole Bean
60-70 days · Easy to Moderate
Exceptionally tender and sweet with delicate, refined flavor typical of French filet beans
French Filet Bean Maxibel
60-70 days · Moderate
Delicate, sweet, tender with refined flavor
Gold Marie Vining Bean
65-75 days · Moderate
Sweet, tender, and flavorful with a buttery texture
Gold Rush Bush Bean
50-55 days · Easy
Sweet, tender, and buttery with excellent snap texture
Golden Wax Bush Bean
50-55 days · Easy
Mild, buttery flavor with tender, crisp texture
Haricot Vert Cornelia
50-55 days · Moderate
Delicate, sweet, and crisp with refined, subtle flavor
Henderson Bush Lima
65-75 days · Moderate
Rich, buttery, and creamy with classic lima bean flavor, less starchy than large lima varieties
Henderson Lima Bush
65-75 days · Easy
Mild, buttery, creamy texture when cooked
Jacob's Cattle Bush Bean
85-95 days · Easy
Rich, nutty, slightly sweet with creamy texture when cooked
Jacob's Cattle Pole Bean
90-100 days · Easy to Moderate
Rich, meaty flavor with excellent texture that holds shape when cooked
Jade Bush Bean
55-60 days · Easy
Exceptionally tender with sweet, clean bean flavor
Kentucky Wonder Pole
65-70 days · Easy to Moderate
Rich, traditional bean flavor with meaty texture
King of the Garden Lima Pole
90-95 days · Moderate
Rich, buttery, creamy texture with mild nutty flavor
Lazy Housewife Pole Bean
70-80 days · Easy to Moderate
Mild, sweet flavor when young; creamy, nutty seeds when mature
Lima King of the Garden Pole
85-95 days · Moderate
Rich, buttery, sweet, and creamy texture
Maxibel Haricot Vert
50-55 days · Moderate
Delicate, sweet flavor with crisp-tender texture
Pencil Pod Black Wax Bean
52-57 days · Easy
Mild, sweet flavor with tender, stringless texture
Pole Lima Speckled Christmas
90-95 days · Moderate
Rich, buttery, and creamy with mild lima flavor
Provider Bush
50-57 days · Very Easy
Mild, sweet green bean flavor, very tender
Provider Green Bush Bean
50-57 days · Very Easy
Excellent flavor, tender, crisp with good snap
Purple Podded Bush Bean
55-60 days · Easy
Classic green bean flavor, tender and mild
Purple Podded Pole Bean
60-65 days · Easy to Moderate
Rich, meaty flavor with tender texture when young
Purple Top Bush Bean
55-60 days · Easy
Mild, sweet flavor when young, nutty when dried
Purple Top Turnip Bean
65-75 days · Moderate
Rich, meaty flavor with tender texture when young
Rattlesnake Pole Bean
70-75 days · Moderate
Rich, full-bodied bean flavor with excellent texture
Red Noodle Long Bean
60-70 days · Easy
Mild, sweet flavor with crisp texture when young
Roma II Bush Bean
53-58 days · Easy
Rich, meaty flavor with tender texture
Romano Italian Bush Bean
50-60 days · Easy
Rich, earthy, and robust with a meaty texture and intense bean flavor
Royal Burgundy Bush Bean
51-55 days · Easy
Sweet and tender with mild, classic bean flavor
Scarlet Runner Bean
45-55 days · Easy
Fresh pods: tender and sweet. Mature beans: rich, nutty, and creamy
Tendercrop Bush Bean
53-60 days · Easy
Tender, mild, sweet flavor with no strings
Tendergreen Bush Bean
53-56 days · Easy
Tender, mild, and sweet with excellent texture
Top Notch Golden Wax
50-55 days · Easy
Tender, mild, and sweet with no strings
Topcrop Bush Bean
50-55 days · Easy
Classic fresh bean flavor, tender and crisp
Vermont Cranberry Bush Bean
85-90 days · Easy
Rich, earthy flavor with slight sweetness and firm texture
Yard Long Bean
80-90 days · Moderate
Nutty, slightly sweet, more complex than regular green beans
Yellow Romano Pole Bean
60-70 days · Easy to Moderate
Rich, meaty, and buttery with exceptional tenderness when young
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