Bean Seeds, Kentucky Wonder, Pole
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
Bean Seeds, Kentucky Wonder, Pole
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