Beans & Legumes
About Beans & Legumes
Bush beans, pole beans, lentils, and more. Easy-to-grow protein for every garden.
All Beans & Legumes Varieties
Affirmed
56 days · Easy
Tender, crisp snap beans with a clean, fresh flavor, best harvested at 5-6 inches for optimal eating quality.
Amethyst
56 days · Easy
Very good flavor both raw and cooked, with tender mild taste and slight sweetness; turns green when cooked.
Bamako
54 days · Easy
Tender, delicate flavor with a clean, slightly sweet taste typical of fresh snap beans.
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
Capitano
52 days · Easy
Rich, complex flavor with tender, flat pods offering robust taste superior to many modern varieties.
Carminat
62 days · Easy
Rich, excellent flavor with a slight sweetness; pods turn green when cooked.
Cherokee Pink Bean
90-95 days · Easy to Moderate
Mild, nutty flavor with creamy texture when cooked
Cherokee Purple Bean
72 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
Cobra
55 days · Easy
Sweet, tender pods with mild bean flavor; best harvested young at 6-7 inches.
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
Dragon's Tongue
57 days · Easy
Tender, sweet, buttery with subtle richness; excellent fresh or lightly cooked
Dulcina
53 days · Easy
Sweet, tender snap beans with a mild, delicate flavor ideal for fresh eating or light cooking.
Early Contender Bush Bean
49-55 days · Very Easy
Mild, sweet, tender with good snap
Flambo
75 days · Easy
Mild, pleasant flavor with attractive speckling; excellent fresh, frozen, canned, or dried.
Fordhook 242
85 days · Easy
Delicious, mild bean flavor with tender pods and large seeds
Fordhook 242 Lima Bush
75-85 days · Moderate
Creamy, buttery, and rich with smooth texture
Fortex
60 days · Easy
Mild, delicious flavor with firm, crisp, stringless 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
Goldilocks
52 days · Easy
Tender, sweet, and flavorful with clean taste and no grassy notes when harvested at 5-6 inches
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
53 days · Easy
Exceptionally tender and sweet with delicate, clean bean flavor and minimal stringiness
Jade Bush Bean
55-60 days · Easy
Exceptionally tender with sweet, clean bean flavor
Karikachi
85 days · Easy
Sweet, mild bean flavor with tender pods, particularly delicious when steamed.
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
Marvel of Venice
54 days · Easy
Full flavored with tender, mild taste and excellent culinary qualities.
Maxibel
50 days · Easy
Tender, sweet, delicate flavor with refined taste.
Maxibel Haricot Vert
50-55 days · Moderate
Delicate, sweet flavor with crisp-tender texture
Monte Gusto
58 days · Easy
Elegant and refined flavor with superior taste compared to standard wax bean varieties.
Northeaster
56 days · Easy
Rich, complex sweet flavor with subtle buttery and nutty undertones; tender and crisp when properly harvested
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
50 days · Easy
Mild, classic green bean flavor — tender and slightly sweet with a crisp snap when fresh
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
Python
80 days · Easy
Stringless, sweet, and richly flavored with a tender, delicate texture.
Rattlesnake Pole Bean
70-75 days · Moderate
Rich, full-bodied bean flavor with excellent texture
Red Noodle
85 days · Easy
Sweet, tender flavor with a mild, delicate taste ideal for stir-fries and Asian dishes.
Red Noodle Long Bean
60-70 days · Easy
Mild, sweet flavor with crisp texture when young
Rocdor
52 days · Easy
Mild, tender-crisp classic green bean flavor with delicate texture.
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
Tavera
54 days · Easy
Tender, delicate, mild flavor with fine texture typical of extra-fine filet beans.
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
Tohya
78 days · Easy
Mild, sweet, and tender with excellent eating quality and plump pods averaging 3 seeds per pod.
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
Velour
51 days · Easy
Tender, fine-textured with mild, slightly sweet delicate flavor; turns green upon cooking.
Vermont Cranberry Bush Bean
85-90 days · Easy
Rich, earthy flavor with slight sweetness and firm texture
Vroma
75 days · Easy
Mild, slightly sweet, creamy texture when cooked as fresh shell bean; tender without starchiness of dried beans
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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