Bush Bean Varieties

There are many varieties of bush beans to choose from. Pod color ranges from dark green to yellow (often called wax beans) and even to purple. Pods may be round or flat. (Romano types typically have broad, flat pods.) French filet beans are slender and you should harvest them when they are 1/8 to ¼ inch in diameter. Many varieties offer resistance to diseases such as anthracnose, bean mosaic virus, halo blight, bacterial blight, and downy and powdery mildews. Be sure to choose resistant varieties if you experience problems with bean diseases in your garden. You can harvest most varieties as snap beans, shell beans or dry beans. But each variety is usually best at just one of the three stages. Many heirloom varieties are available.

Bush Bean Varieties	Bush Bean Description	Days to Maturity
Adzuki	2-foot, bushy plants with long, narrow pods with 7 to 10 small, dark-red beans harvested for dry beans. Can be also harvested for snap beans in 60 days. Also known as ‘Azuki’ and ‘Red Bean’	90
Agate Pinto	Bush pinto/dry bean type. Mostly runner less plants bear medium-sized, mottled bean beans with rich spicy flavor. Note: There is a variety with a similar name Agate however it is a soybean.	92
Alicante	French filet bush green bean. Plants bear round, straight, 5-inch, dark-green pods.	55
Amasoy	Bush edible soybean. 30- to 34-inch plants bear large pods.	82-100
Ambra	Bush green bean with 6-inch, medium-green, smooth pods. Resistant to bean mosaic virus, common bean mosaic and curly top.	52
Amethyst	Phaseolus vulgaris. Open pollinated. Purple pod bush bean. Pods are thin and straight. Pods avg. 5-5 1/2″ long and are borne on medium-sized, upright bush plants. Pods turn green when cooked. Disease resistant variety. Resistance to bean mosaic virus. About 56 days to maturity.	56
Arikara Yellow	Bush dry bean originally from the Arikara tribe of North Dakota. Plants bear yellow-tan seeds. Good drought tolerance.	80-90
Baby Bop	Bush green bean with 4-inch, medium-green pods that hold color well when cooked.	51
Baby Fordhook	Bush lima bean bearing 2 3/4-inch pods with 3 to 4 small beans each.	70
Baccicia	Heirloom Italian bush green bean. 18- to 24-inch plants bear thick, flat, green beans. Can be harvested for dry beans at maturity.	60
Baguette	Bush French filet type. Plants bear waxy, slender, dark-green, 6- to 7-inch, very sweet beans. Very low in fiber so beans don't freeze well and turn to much if overcooked	41-55
Baroma	Open-pollinated bush Romano bean. Upright, 18-inch plants bear stringless, medium-green, flat pods best harvested at about 6 inches.	58
Beautiful	Bush dry/shell bean. Bush plants with short runners bear pods with seeds that are half maroon and half white.	100
Benchmark	Bush green bean with medium-green, 6-inch, round pods. Good for freezing. Resistant to bean mosaic virus and curly top virus.	54
Besweet 2020	Bush soybean. Upright, 30-inch plants bear medium-sized pods with 2 to 3 beans each. Green pods for fresh eating and yellow pods at 87 days for dried beans. Best planted in late spring.	87
Beurre De Roquencourt	Heirloom bush wax bean. 18- to 24-inch plants with vining tendencies bear stringless, 6-inch yellow pods. Well-adapted to northern climates.	55-60
Black Bean	Asian bush dry bean. Semi-running plants bear pods with light-green seeds that turn black at maturity.	N/A
Black Coco	Bush dry bean with shiny, oval, black beans. Good for snap when young but pods are stringy and tough when mature.	90
Black Eye	Bush cow pea. 6- to 7-inch pods with smooth seeds for snap or dry. Resistant to common wilt and nematodes.	85
Black Jet	Bush soybean. 2-foot plants bear thin-skinned, medium, jet-black beans.	104
Black Kabouli	Bush garbanzo bean, originally from Afghanistan. 2-foot plants bear pods with two black, medium-sized beans. Ornamental purple flowers. Cool-weather crop. Also known as 'Garbanzo Black Kabouli'.	115
Black Turtle	Bush dry bean. Heavy-yielding, dwarf plants bear pods with 7 to 8 black, rich, spicy beans per pod. Pick early for snap beans. Not for extreme northern growing. Also known as ‘Black Turtle Soup’.	85-104
Black Valentine	Bush green or dry bean. Green, 6-inch pods with tendency to curve and black kidney-shaped beans. Some drought resistance. 52 to 70 days for snap harvest, 100 days for dry beans. Also known as 'Henderson's Black Valentine'.	52-100
Blue Lake	Bush green bean. 15- to 18-inch bushes bear meaty, stringless, straight, 6- to 7-inch pods containing white beans.	55-60
Blue Ribbon	Bush Romano type. Plants bear 6-inch, flat, green pods with purplish streaks.	55
Blue Speckled Tepary	Bush tepary bean. 2- to 3-foot plants bear plump, medium-sized, brown seeds. Drought tolerant and adaptable to intense heat and dry conditions.	85-90
Boby Bianco	Bush French filet green bean. Plants bear thin, 5-inch, stringless pods.	N/A
Borlotto (Bush)	Bush Italian soup bean. 12- to 24-inch plants bear fat, flat, green pods splashed with red. Harvest for fresh use after the pods fill or later for dry beans.	N/A
Borlotto of Vigevano	Italian bush borlotto type for fresh cooked shell beans. Plants bear red-streaked pods with 5 to 7 cream beans with red mottling per pod.	70
Boston Favorite	Heirloom bush dry bean.	90
Bountiful	Bush green bean. 6- to 7-inch flat pods. Resistant to mildew and rust.	46-47
Bridgeton	Bush type plants produce green 3 to 3 1/2 inch flat pods with 4 small thick lima bean seeds per pod. Disease resistant variety. Resistance to downy mildew.	65-76
Brio	Bush green bean. 5 1/4-inch, medium-green, slender, round, string-less beans with low fiber and white beans. Resistant to common bean mosaic. Heat tolerant.	54
Brittle Beurre	Bush yellow (wax) bean. Plants bear 6-inch, yellow pods.	50
Brittle Wax	Heirloom bush wax bean. Plants bear curved, round, 6- to 7-inch, light-yellow, stringless pods.	50
Broad Improved Long Pod	Bush fava (broad) bean. Hardy, upright plants bear 7-inch pods containing 5 to 6 flat, oblong beans for green shelled or dried. Must be planted early in the spring.	85
Broad Windsor Long Pod	Bush fava (broad) bean. 24-inch, upright plants with 7- to 8-inch, glossy, lime-green, oblong pods containing 5 to 7 greenish-white beans. Harvest for snap at 2 to 3 inches, larger for dry or shell. Plant early as soon as soil can be worked. Leaves are edible. Freezes well.	65-85
Bronco	Bush green bean. 5 1/2-inch, medium-green, shiny, slender pods containing white beans. Resistant to common bean mosaic.	53
Bruine Kogelboon	Bush dry bean. Also known as ‘Bullet’ bean.	N/A
Bumble Bee	Bush dry bean. Large, white seeds with black spots. Heirloom.	98
Burpee Bush Lima	Bush lima bean. Clusters of 5 to 6 pods containing 4 to 5 large, flat, oval, easy-to-shell beans.	70-75
Burpee’s Improved	Bush lima bean. Plants bear clusters of 5 or 6 5 1/2-inch, slightly curved, easy-to-shell pods each containing 4 or 5 large, flat, oval beans.	N/A
Burpee's String-less Green Pod	Bush green bean. String-less, 6-inch pods. Heirloom.	50
Bush Blue Lake 274	Bush green bean. Dwarf, 18-inch plants bear 6-inch, dark-green, straight, round pods with small, white seeds. Resistant to bean mosaic virus (BV-1) and NY-15 mosaic.	53-58
Bush Blue Lake 47	Bush green bean with medium-thick, 6 1/2-inch, virtually fiber-free pods.	58
Bush Kentucky Wonder 125	Bush green bean with medium-green, flattened, 4- to 6-inch pods with white seeds. Resistant to common bean mosaic and northern leaf blight (Race #15).	57
Bush Romano	Bush green bean with 6-inch pods on compact plant. Romano-flavored.	54
Butterbaby	Shiratori type bush soybean. Produces well in short-growing seasons. Pods have 2 beans each.	75
Cabot	Phaseolus vulgaris. Green bush bean. Plant produces straight, dark green pods that average 5½ inches long. Plant bears beans near the top of the canopy for ease of harvest. Disease resistant variety. Resistance to common bean mosaic virus, rust, common blight, halo blight, curly top virus, and bacterial brown spot.	55
California Red Kidney	Bush dry bean with large, light-red, kidney-shaped beans.	100
Calypso	Bush dry bean with 15-inch plants bearing pods with 4 to 5, large, oval white beans with black markings per pod. High disease resistance.	90
Cannelini	Italian bush bean used dry or fresh shelled. Plants bear green pods with small white beans.	N/A
Cannellini	Bush, Italian-style, heirloom dry bean. 2- to 4-foot plants bear 5 1/2-inch, yellowish-green pods containing white, kidney-shaped beans Performs well in cool weather. Harvest fresh for shelling around 80 days, for dry beans at 100 days. Also known as 'White Kidney Bean', 'Cannellino', and 'Cannellini Soup Half-Runner'.	80-100
Carson	Bush yellow (wax) bean with 5 1/4-inch, round, slim, yellow beans containing white seeds. Resistant to anthracnose, bacterial brown spot and bean mosaic virus (race 15).	56
Charlevoix Dark Red Kidney	Bush dry bean. Plants bear dark red seeds.	80-90
Charon	Bush green bean with dark-green, straight, 6- to 7-inch stringless pods. Resistant to bacterial brown spot, common bean mosaic, curly top virus, halo blight and northern leaf blight (race 8).	55
Cherokee	Heirloom. Bush yellow (wax) bean with upright plants bearing 6-inch, oval, light-yellow, string-less pods. All American Selection. Also known as Cherokee Wax.	48-60
China Yellow	Heirloom bush dry bean with small, plump, pale-yellow seeds. Also known as Sulphur Bean.	90-95
Coco Rubico	Bush green bean with 5- to 6-inch flat, cream-colored color pods with bright rosy spots. Can also be used shelled or dried.	60
Commodore	Bush green bean. Plants bear stingless, dark green, 8-inch pods. 1938 All American Selection.	65
Con Amore	Bush fava (broad) bean with dwarf plants bearing 8- to 9-inch, clustered pods containing oval beans.	70
Contender	Bush green bean with 6-inch, round string-less pods with distinctive strong flavor. Resistant to common bean mosaic and powdery mildew	55
Cupidon	Bush green French filet bean. Plants bear 6 1/2 to 7-inch, round, beans that stay stringless. Brown mottled seeds.	50
Daytona	Bush green bean with 6- to 7-inch, medium-dark green, straight, round pods. Good in hot weather. Resistant to bean mosaic virus (BV-1)	55
Delinel	Bush French filet beans with upright plants bearing clusters of 6 to 12 green pods that can reach 6 1/2- to 7-inches long. Harvest at 3 inches for baby filet beans. Good disease resistance.	55
Derby	Bush green bean with 18-inch plants bearing medium-dark green, 7-inch, straight beans containing very little fiber and white seeds. Resistant to bean mosaic virus (BV-1), common bean mosaic and powdery mildew. All American Selection.	55-57
Dixie Speckled	Bush lima bean with 21-inch plants. Drought tolerant. Can also harvest dry beans in 90 days.	76
Dixie White Butter	Bush lima bean with medium-sized pods and round, white, butterbeans. Drought tolerant.	70
Dolico-Dall'Occhio	Italian bush filet type green bean. Tall plants bear thin green pods in clusters of three. Pick pods while thinner than a pencil, before they swell.	70
Dorabel	Yellow French filet/bush bean.	N/A
Drabo	Bush dry bean with large, oblong, white beans.	86
Dragon Tongue	Heirloom. Bush yellow (wax) bean use snap or shelled. Dutch strain with string-less, flat, 5- to 8-inch, greenish-yellow pods with purple tiger stripes that turn green when cooked. Seeds are purple-blue with blue stripes. Also known as 'Dragon Langerie', 'Merveille de Piemonte', 'Meraviglia del Piemonte' and 'Dragon's Tongue'.	50-65
Dusky	Bush green bean with 6-inch, round, smooth, dark-green pods with white seeds. Resistant to bacterial brown spot, bean mosaic virus (race 15), common bean mosaic, halo blight and northern leaf blight (race 8).	52
Dutch Brown	Heirloom bush dry bean. 15- to 20-inch plants with caramel-colored, nutty-flavored beans. Heavy yielder.	83
Dwarf Bees Runner	Green bush bean. Plants bear scarlet-orange flowers, 7- to 8-inch, flat, green pods and mottled, blackish-purple beans.	75-80
Early Bush Italian	Bush green bean with flat, string-less, 5 1/2-inch pods.	50
Early Idaho	Bush green beaen. Plants bear deep green pods with brownish seeds. Selection from ‘Landreth’s Green Pod’.	50
Eastern Butterwax	Bush yellow (wax) beazn with 4-to 5-inch, clustered, easy-to-pick pods.	53
Eastland	Bush lima bean with flat, 3-inch pods with white beans. Heavy yielder. Good cold-soil tolerance. Resistant to downy mildew.	70
Edamame	Bush plants bear large pods with 3 or 4 beans per pod.	N/A
Elvie	Bush green/dry bean. Plants bear green beans with seeds that resemble pintos.	N/A
Empress	Bush green bean. Plants bear straight, 5- to 6-inch stringl-ess pods.	55
Espada	Bean with slender, 6-inch, dark-green pods and white seeds. Resistant to anthracnose, angular leaf spot, bacterial brown spot, bean mosaic virus (race 15), common bean mosaic, halo blight and powdery mildew.	56
Etna	Bush dry bean with 6-inch, cranberry pods and buff beans with red and green speckles. Resistant to common bean mosaic.	68
Eureka	Bush yellow (wax) bean. 12- to 15-inch plants bear straight, 5- to 6-inch, bright yellow fruit. Resistant to common bean mosaic.	55
Eva’s Birdie	Bush shell bean. Plants bear buff pods with red streaks containing speckled, pinkish-white seeds als streaked with red.	N/A
E-Z Gold	Bush yellow (wax) bean with 18-inch plants bearing 5 1/2-inch, fleshy, yellow, blemish-free pods.	54
E-Z Pick	Bush green bean with sturdy, upright, plants bearing 5 1/2- to 6-inch, dark-green, easy-to-pick pods. Resistant to bean mosaic virus.	55
Festina	Bush green bean with erect plants bearing dark-green, straight pods. Resistant to common bean mosaic.	56
Filet Bush	Bush French filet bean. Plants bear thin (3/8-inch), straight, 5- to 7-inch long dark green pods streaked with purple.	56
Flageolet Chevrier	European flageolet type used fresh shelled or dried. Bushy, high-yielding plants.	N/A
Flagrano	Bush green/French flageolet-type shell bean with 8 to 10, mint-green, easy-to-shell beans. Best eaten as green shell bean but also used as dried beans. Resistant to anthracnose, halo blight and bean mosaic virus.	67-76
Flaro	Open-pollinated bush French flageolet type shell bean. Plants bear pods with pale jade beans	65
Fleetwood	Bush navy-type dry bean. Resistant to viruses, many races of rust and halo blight.	N/A
Florence	Bush green bean with straight, 5- to 6-inch, dark-green pods borne high on plant. Slow seed development. Disease resistant.	49-50
Fordhook 242	Dwarf bush lima bean with clustered, 3 1/2- to 4-inch pods with 3 to 4 white beans per pod. Outstanding for freezing. All American Selection.	65-85
Fordhook Standard	Bush green/French filet bean. Small-leaved plants make pods easy to see.	57
Foremost	Bush green bean. Medium size, semi-upright plants bear straight 6-inch pods. Good heat tolerance. White seeds. Resistant to anthracnose and bean mosaic virus.	53
Fowler	Bush green bean. Compact, 16-inch plants bear 5-inch, slender, round, stringless pods with up to 7 dark-brown seeds per pod.	N/A
French Horticultural	Bush dry bean with 18-inch plants that may produce runners bearing 6- to 8-inch pods that turn bright red on yellow at maturity. Cream-colored beans striped with red can be eaten shelled or dried. Disease resistant.	64-75
Garbanzo	Bush dry bean with erect plants bearing tan beans. Use as shell at 65 days or dry bean at 100 days. Not for extreme northern growing. Also known as chickpeas or Mediterranean chickpea.	65-100
Gentec 401	Bush, dry or fresh-shell, white kidney bean.	80
Giant String-less	Bush green bean. Plants bear round, 6-inch, string-less pods.	56
Gina	Bush green/Romano bean with 5- to 6-inch, thick, flat pods on upright plants with excellent disease resistance.	55
Gold Mine	Bush yellow (wax) beans with 5- to 5 1/2-inch, smooth, straight bright-yellow pods with white beans borne in clusters. Resistant to bacterial brown spot, bean mosaic virus, common bean mosaic and halo blight.	53 - 55
Gold Rush	Bush yellow (wax) beans with 5 1/4-inch, straight, yellow pods with white beans clustered around main stem for easy picking. Long harvest season. Freezes well. Resistant to bacterial brown spot and bean mosaic virus.	53-54
Goldcrop	Bush wax bean. Plants bear long, round, stringless, yellow pods with white seeds.	55
Golden Butterwax	Bush yellow (wax) bean. Plants bear yellow, straight, white-seeded pods.	56
Golden Lumen	Bush wax bean. 18- to 22-inch plants bear cylindrical, straight, stringless, golden yellow pods with white seeds. Mosaic tolerant.	55-60
Golden Rocky Wax	Bush wax bean. Plants yield slender, yellow, string-less, 6-inch pods. Good cool-soil germination and long harvest season. Also known as 'Beurre de Rocquencort'.	60
Golden Rod	Bush yellow (wax) bean with 4 1/2- to 6-inch, string-less pods with slowly developing seeds. Suited to northern climates. Good for freezing and canning. Resistant to common bean mosaic.	53-60
Golden Wax	Bush yellow (wax) bean. Plants bear golden-yellow, stringless pods.	N/A
Goldito	Bush yellow (wax)/French filet bean with Semi-upright plants bearing straight, stringless, 4 1/2- to 5-inch, yellow pods with buttery, wax-bean flavor and white beans. Resistant to common bean mosaic.	52-54
Goose	Bush snap/shell bean.	80
Great Northern	Bush dry bean with semi-vining plants bearing large, white beans. Excellent baking bean. Grown widely in northern tier states.	85
Greencrop	Bush green/Romano bean with flat, wide, string-less, 8-inch pods with white beans. All American Selection. Resistant to common bean mosaic and bean mosaic virus.	51 - 55
Greencrop (Asgrow Strain)	Bush green/Romano bean with flat, wide, stringless, 8-inch pods with white beans. Strain of Greencrop.	44
Greensleeves	Open-pollinated, bush snap green bean. Plants bear extremely dark green, round pods with white seeds.	N/A
Grenoble	Bush green bean with straight, round to oval, dark-green, slow developing 5 1/2-inch pods with white beans. Resistant to common bean mosaic, anthracnose and halo blight.	52-55
Heavyweight II	Bush green bean with stocky 18-inch plants bearing 8-inch pods.	53
Henderson's	Bush lima bean bearing 3-inch pods with 3 or 4 small butterbeans. Harvest dried or shelled. Long harvest season. Also known as 'Original Dwarf' or 'Henderson Bush Lima'.	65-68
Hialeah	Bush green bean bearing 6-inch, medium-green, round pods with white beans. Resistant to bacterial brown spot, bean mosaic virus (race 15) and common bean mosaic.	53
Hidatsa Red	Bush dry bean of Native American origin. Semi-twining plants bear pods with deep-red seeds with occasional white sports. Also listed as Hidatsa Indian Red	80
Hildora	Bush yellow (wax) bean. Erect plants bear round, 6- to 8-inch pods held high for easy harvest. Disease tolerant.	N/A
Hurricane	Bush green bean with round, light-green 5- to 6-inch pods. Produces well in hot, dry weather.	50
Hutterite	Bush dry/shell bean with 2- to 3-foot plants bearing plump, greenish-tan beans with charcoal ring around hilum.	88
Improved Roma	Early bush Romano type. 2-foot plants bear wide, flat, 5-inch, stringless pods.	58
Indian Woman Yellow	Bush dry bean. 20- to 24-inch plants bear yellow seeds. Early maturing.	60
Indy Gold	Bush yellow (wax) bean with 5- to 6-inch, green-tipped pods with white beans. Freezes well. Resistant to bacterial brown spot and common bean mosaic.	52-56
Ireland Creek Annie’s	English heirloom bush dry bean. 2-foot plants bear yellowish seeds.	65
Isar	Yellow bush bean. Medium-sized, upright plants bear straight 4 1/2- to 5-inch beans with small white seeds. Resistant to anthracnose and bean mosaic virus.	N/A
Italian Rose Bush	Italian bush bean used shelled in soups and pasta dishes. Vines bear multicolored rose-on-cream pods	70
Jackson Wonder	Bush lima bean with 18-inch plants bearing curved pods that are gray at shell stage then dry to buff with purple and black mottling. 3 beans per pod. 18 inch plant is drought tolerant. Baby pods can be cooked like snow peas.	103
Jacob's Cattle	Heirloom bush dry bean. 24-inch plants bear white, kidney-shaped beans speckled with maroon. Also used for fresh shell beans. Alson known as Trout Bean, Coach Dog Bean, Dalmatian Bean and Anasazi Bean.	83
Jacob's Gold	Bush dry bean similar to 'Jacob's Cattle' except for the color, which is a mottled goldish-tan.	80
Jade	Bush green bean with upright plants bearing straight, slender 6- to 7-inch, deep-green pods with pale-green beans. Tolerant of heat and cold. Resistant to bean mosaic virus (race 15), common bean mosaic, curly top virus and rust. Stress and heat tolerant.	53-57
Jumbo	Bush, Italian Romano type, a cross between Romano and Kentucky Wonder. Pick beans flat-podded beans when they are 6 to 7 inches long, but will stay stingless up to 10 inches. Plants may grow short vines in fertile soil but do not need support. Resistant to bean mosaic virus.	55
Kenearly Yellow Eye	Bush dry bean. Similar to Maine Yellow Eye with oval, medium-sized cream-colored beans with yellow “eye.”	90
Kentucky Dreamer	Bush green bean. Plants bear 6-inch, slightly flattened pods.	55
Kentucky King	Bush green bean bearing clusters of flat, 7-inch pods. Bush form of Kentucky Wonder.	57
Kentucky Wonder Bush	Bush dry bean. Plants bear round, fleshy, 8-inch pods.	65
King of the Early	Bush dry bean with mottled, red beans.	85
Kitchen King	Phaseolus vulgaris. Green bush bean. Plant produces long, round, and dark-green tender 4-5” pods. About 55 days to maturity.	55
KY Bush Long Bean	Asian bush long bean. Early, 24-inch, bush plants bear 10- to 18-inch, light-green pods with brown seeds.	N/A
La France	Bush green/French filet bean. Green pods retain tenderness when mature.	56
La Victoire	Bush French type. Plants bear dark-green, 6- to 7-inch, stringless, black-seeded pods best picked while still thinner than a pencil.	50-55
Landmark	Bush green bean. Plants bear straight, green pods. Resistant to BCMV races 1 and NY 15.	N/A
Landreth String-less	A bush string-less green been from 1885 that A D. Landreth Seed Co labels as a favorite. Erect bush plant produce medium green about 5 inch pods that are round in cross-section and slightly curved. The seeds are a rich chocolate or coffee brown.	55
Lewis Bush Bean	Upright plants produce 5 ½” beans that are straight and smooth and have slow seed development.	N/A
Light Red Kidney	Bush dry bean. Plants bear pods with pinkish-mahogany, kidney-shaped beans.	85
Limelight	Bush dry/shell bean bearing light-green to white beans similar to but sweeter than limas. Shell at 60 days, dry at 85 days.	60-85
Lina Cisco's Bird Egg	Heirloom bush dry bean. Vines bear pods with large tan beans with maroon markings.	85
Lingua di Fuoco (bush)	Italian bush borlotto type for fresh-cooked shell beans, similar to pole type with the same name. Plants bear cream-colored, red-speckled pods with 5 to 7 creamy white beans with red splotches per pod.	70
Lodi	Bush green bean with 5 1/2-inch pods with white beans. Performs well under adverse growing conditions.	57
Lowe's Champion	Heirloom bush dry bean. 18- to 24-inch plants bear long, flat, pods containing 6 beans. Suited for both hot and cold climates.	65
Magnum	Bush green bean with 6- to 7-inch, straight, flat pods. Resistant to bean mosaic virus.	52
Maine Sunset	Bush dry/shell soldier-type bean with ivory beans irregularly splotched with brown-maroonish and blood-orange.	85
Maine Yellow Eye	Bush dry bean with oval, medium-sized, cream-colored beans with yellow eye. Also known as ‘Yellow Eye’.	92
Major	Yellow (wax) bush bean. Plants bear 5 1/2- to 6-inch by 1/4-inch straight, yellow pods with black seeds.	63
Mappe Green	Mung bean. Bushy plants bear purplish-yellow flowers and curving 3-inch, hairy pods with 7 to 9 beans each. Usually used for sprouting, but can also be used fresh, shelled or dried.	90
Marconi Nano	Heirloom bush Romano type. Plants bear flat, green, 5- to 6-inch, black-seeded pods.	50-55
Marfax	Bush dry beans for baking. Adaptable to cool weather.	86
Marrow Fat	Heirloom. Half-runner bush dry bean bears 5 to 6, large, egg-shaped, navy beans in inedible, flat pod.	100
Masai	Bush green bean with 12-inch plants bearing 4-inch pods. Good for containers. Resistant to bacterial brown spot, common bean mosaic and curly top virus.	47
Matador	Bush green bean with 5 1/2- to 6-inch, straight, round, dark-green pods with white beans. Freeze and can well. Resistant to common bean mosaic.	56-60
Matilda	Bush green snap bean from Germany. Plants bear straight, 8- to 10-inch pods.	70
Maxibel	Bush. French Filet. Brown mottled seed produce upright 20 to 24" plants. 7" slender string-less green bean pods with firm texture hold well on plants. 50 to 65 days to harvest.	50-55
Medinah	Bush green bean. Upright plants bear slender dark green, straight, 5-inch pods. White seeds.	53
Mellow Yellow	Bush yellow (wax) bean. Compact plants bear 6-inch, light golden yellow pods.	55
Midnight Black Turtle	Bush dry bean with small black beans.	104
Mississippi Silver	Bush cowpea for shelling. At maturity, large pods are silvery, touched occasionally with rose streaks. Large, light-green to cream peas are flattened on the ends.	64
Mitla Black Tepary	Dry bush bean with delicate pods bearing 5 or 6, small, lustrous, black beans. Able to withstand high temperatures.	85
Money	Heirloom bush dry bean with upright plants bearing pods containing 5 or 6, kidney-shaped, white beans with brick-red speckles.	95
Monos Negros	Bush dry/shell bean from Salvador bears black beans. Not as richly flavored as Black Turtle beans.	90
Mont d’Or	Bush yellow (wax) bean from France. 2- to 3-foot plants bear straight, oval, true yellow pods and black seeds. Completely stringless when young.	N/A
Montpelier	Bush green/French filet bead with upright plants bearing straight, pencil-thin, round, 6- by 1/4-inch, dark-green pods with slowly developing bean. Good disease resistance. Also known as 'Montpellier French'.	56
Mrociumere	Bush dry bean. Plants bear purple beans. Despite Kenya origin, grows well in short cool growing seasons.	100
Mung	Bush dry bean from India bearing small pods with 7 to 9 beans. Grows very well in warm climate.	90
Nash	Bush green bean. Plants bear straight, 5 3/4-inch, round, olive-green pods. Resistant to bean mosaic virus. Stress and heat tolerant.	54
Navy Pea	Semi-vining bush dry bean with pure-white, oval beans. Excellent for baking.	85
Nickel	Bush green/French filet bean with 4 1/2-inch, string-less, dark-green pods with slowly developing white beans. Resistant to anthracnose, bacterial brown spot and common bean mosaic.	52-59
Normandie	Bush green bean with stringless, 4 1/2- to 5-inch pods with small white beans. Resistant to anthracnose, halo blight and one or more races of bean mosaic.	52
Nugget	Bush yellow (wax) bean with straight, round, 5 3/4-inch, deep-yellow pods with buttery flavor and white beans Resistant to common bean mosaic.	52-53
October	Native American bush dry bean from Tennessee. Cream-colored seeds are speckled with reddish-purple.	85-90
Old Dutch Half Runner	Bush green bean. 3-foot plants bear 5-inch, light green pods that are string-less when young. Also known as 'Mountaineer White Half Runner'.	60
Paint	Short-season, bush, dry bean. 16- to 20-inch plants bear beans similar to ‘Yellow Eye’ with three distinct patterns.	70-90
Painted Pony	Bush dual purpose (snap or dry) bean. Plants bear string-less green pods with tan and white seeds. 60 days for snap harvest, 80 days for dry beans.	60-80
Papa De Rola	Heirloom bush green/dry bean from Portugal. 4-foot plants that need support bear green beans with seeds that are half white and half beige, streaked with red. Also known as ‘Dove’s Breast’.	N/A
Pawnee	Bush dry bean. 16- to 20-inch plants bear deeply marked, brown-on-beige seeds similar to ‘Jacob’s Cattle’.	90-100
Pencil Pod	Bush yellow (wax) with 5- to 6-inch, straight, round, string-less pods with black beans. Disease resistance.	52-53
Pencil Pod Black Wax	Heirloom bush yellow (wax) bean. Plants bear string-less, curved, round, 5 1/2- to 6-inch, yellow pods with black seeds. Developed from a cross of 'Improved Black Wax' and 'Black Eyed Wax'.	52-56
Pension	Flat, Italian, bush green bean. Floppy plants bear medium-green, 6-inch by 3/4-inch, flat, green pods. Resistant to bean mosaic virus.	N/A
Peregion	Heirloom bush dry bean. Sprawling plants bear small chocolate-colored beans with contrasting stripes or marbling. Disease resistant.	95
Persian Lima	Bush lima bean. Plants bear small, colorful, bright-red beans speckled with black.	N/A
Pinkeye Purple Hull	Bush cowpea with pink peas.	85
Provider	Bush green bean with 18-inch plants bearing 5 1/2- to 6-inch smooth, round, green pods with purple beans. Freezes well. Strong rooted. Resistant to bean mosaic virus (race 15), common bean mosaic, downy mildew and powdery mildew. About 50 days to maturity.	50
Purple Koronis	Bush dry bean. Tall plants bear 6 1/4-inch pods with bright purple seeds. Also known as ‘Koronis Purple’.	80-85
Purple Queen	Bush purple bean. Purple pods turn green when cooked	52
Red Kidney	Bush dry bean. Light-red kidney for baking.	100-102
Red Mexican	Heirloom bush dry bean with 14-inch plants bearing medium-green pods with red beans.	85
Red Peanut	Early bush string bean. Plants bear pods that turn red at maturity and bear small pinkish seeds.	50
Red Swan	Purple-podded bush bean. Plants bear string-free, 4- to 5-inch, dusty red-rose pods. A stabilized cross between a purple snap bean and a pinto.	52-58
Regal Salad	Bush purple-podded bean. Large, sprawling plants bear purple pods. Slender version of ‘Royalty Purple Pod’.	55
Rocdor	Bush yellow (wax) bean with slow-developing, 6- to 6 3/4-inch, straight, round, deep-yellow pods with dark beans. Resistant to anthracnose, bean mosaic virus and common bean mosaic. Dark seeds germinate well in cool soil. Also known as 'Roc d'Or'.	50-53
Rocquencourt.	Bush yellow (wax) French filet type. Plants bear thin, 6- to 7-inch, yellow-orange, stingless pods.	55
Rolande	French filet (haricot vert) type. Bush plants bear slim, round, pencil-sized, deep-green, 6-inch pods. Disease resistant	54
Roma II	Bush, Italian-type, green/Romano bean with 15- to 18-inch plants bearing 4 1/2- to 6-inch, string-less, flat, medium-green pods with white beans. Heavy cropping for several weeks. Use for snap or green shelling. Freezes well. Resistant to bean mosaic virus, common bean mosaic, northern leaf blight (race 15), papaya ring spot and rust.	53-54
Romanette	Bush Italian-type green/Romano bean with 6- by 3/4-inch, flat pods with white beans that can be used shelled. Resistant to one or more races of bean mosaic.	55
Romano 14	Bush Romano type. Low, spreading plants bear fairly straight, thick 3/4- by 6-inch, stringless pods. Bush version of ‘Pole Romano’.	54
Romano 942	Bush green/Romano bean with 6- to 6 1/2-inch, flat, green pods and green beans. Resistant to bean mosaic virus (BV-1) and NY15 mosaic and stains of bean common mosaic.	57
Romano Gold	Dwarf, bush yellow (wax)Romano bean with 4- to 5 1/2-inch by 3/8-inch, light butter-yellow pods with white beans. Resistant to bean mosaic virus, rust and white mold.	55-60
Royal Purple Burgundy	Bush purple bean with 5- to 6-inch purple pods that turn bright-green when cooked. Erect plants have dark-green foliage with a tinge of purple on stems and petioles. Plants do well in cool soil. Resistant to common bean mosaic. Also known as 'Royal Burgundy', 'Royalty Purple Pod' and 'Royalty Purple Podded'.	51-55
Savannah	Upright bush plants produce straight, tender 5 1/2 to 6 inch dark green pods. Suitable for canning, freezing or fresh eating. Disease resistant variety. Resistance to Anthracnose, common bean mosaic, bean mosaic virus (15) and halo blight. About 55 days to harvest from sowing seeds.	55
Scarlet Beauty	Bush dry/shell bean with sprawling plants bearing large, red beans with some beige striping. For shelling in 70 days and dry bean in 90 days.	70-90
Sequoia	Bush Italian-type purple bean with 5- to 5 1/2-inch, stringless pods that turn bright-green when cooked. Tolerates cool weather.	53
Shade	Bush green bean with slender, round, straight, 5 1/2-inch, dark-green pods with white beans. Heavy yielding. Resistant to common bean mosaic and curly top virus. Heat tolerant.	56
Slenderette	Bush green bean with 5-inch, smooth, glossy, dark-green, string-less pods. Resistant to northern leaf blight (race 15). Also known as 'Classic Slenderette'.	53
Slenderwax	Bush yellow (wax) bean with 5 1/2-inch, deep-yellow pods with white beans. Resistant to bean mosaic virus (race 15), common bean mosaic and sclerotinia.	56
Smith River Super Speckle	Bush shell bean. Plants bear 5- to 6-inch pods with white-flecked maroon seeds.	90
Soldier	Heirloom bush dry bean with 18-inch plants bearing pods with 6, kidney-shaped, medium-sized, white beans with maroon soldier eye in each pod. Drought resistant. Also known as Old Fashioned.	85-95
Soliel	Bush yellow (wax)/French filet bean with 4- to 5-inch, extra-slender, round, straight, stringless, buttery-yellow pods.	54
Sonoran Gold	Bush tepary dry bean. Plants bear golden beans with more than 30-percent crude protein. Drought-tolerant, Southwest origin, developed by the Papago tribe.	85-90
Speckled Bays	Heirloom, bush dry bean. 22-inch plants bear 6- to 7-inch long pods with creamy white and red-speckled seeds shaped like pinto beans.	95
Speculator	Bush green bean with 5 3/4-inch, oval, tender, green pods. Resistant to bean mosaic virus.	55
Speedy	Bush green bean. Early-bearing plants bear concentrated sets of fleshy, dark green, 5- to 6-inch pods.	N/A
Stallion	Bush green bean with 5 1/2-inch, medium-dark green, slender, round, pods with brown beans. Resistant to common bean mosaic and halo blight.	53
State Half Runner	Bush green bean. 3-foot, semi-vining plants do not require staking and bear 4-inch pods with strong, beany flavor.	N/A
Steuben	Bush dry bean with 18-inch plants bearing pods with medium-sized, white beans with large yellow eye. Disease resistant. Also known as Dot Eye, Molasses Face and Yellow-Eyed China.	85
Stickless Wonder	Unusual bush-type Asian yard long bean. Plants bear 15-inch, light-green pods.	N/A
Storm	Bush green bean with 5 1/2-inch, straight, round, medium-green pods with brown beans. Resistant to common bean mosaic and rust	51
Straight 'N Narrow	Bush green/French filet bean with 18-inch plants bearing round, 5-inch, dark-green pods.	53
Strike	Bush green bean with 5- to 5 1/2-inch, round, slender, medium-green pods and white beans. Resistant to bean mosaic virus (race 15) and common bean mosaic.	53-54
Swedish Brown	Semi-vining bush dry bean bearing brown seeds with small, white eye. Best used as dry baking bean	85
Tavera	Bush green French filet beans. Medium-sized plants bear 4- to 5-inch, medium-dark green, round pods. Small white seeds. Resistant to anthracnose and bean mosaic virus.	54
Taylor Dwarf	Bush dry/shell bean with cream-colored pods ready to shell when splashed with red. Beans are buff with red stripes. Heirloom.	68
Taylor's Dwarf Horticultural	Heirloom bush dry, shelling or snap bean. Semi-running plants bear thick, flat, 5-inch pods with large, oval seeds, both buff splashed with red. Also known as 'Improved Pinto' and 'Shelley Bean'.	60-80
Teggia	Bush dry bean with 7-inch, red and yellow pods when mature and buff-red seeds. Resistant to bean mosaic virus and rust.	68
Tema	Bush green bean with 5 1/4-inch, string-less, round medium-green pods with brown beans. Germinates in cold soil. Resistant to bean mosaic virus (race 1) and common bean mosaic.	55
Tender Pod	Bush green bean with string-less, round, dark-green pods. 1941 All American Selection. Also know as Burpee's Tenderpod.	50
Tendercrop	Bush bean with 5-6" round pods which form high in a medium to large plant. Tan seeds are mottled with purple. Resistant to Common Bean Mosaic and NY 15 Mosaic. 55-60 days to maturity.	55-60
Tenderette	Bush green bean with straight, smooth, 5-inch pods with white beans. Resistant to common bean mosaic and northern leaf blight (race 15). Improved Tendercrop type.	58
Tendergreen	Bush green bean. Plants bear round, dark-green, string-less, 6-inch pods and brownish-purple seeds.	45-57
Tendergreen Improved	Bush green bean with round, 6-inch pods. Good for freezing. Resistant to common bean mosaic.	53
Tenderlake	Bush green bean with straight 5- to 6-inch, medium-dark green pods with white beans that are slow to mature. Resistant to one or more races of common bean mosaic.	53-55
Tenderpick	Bush green bean with straight, 5 1/2-inch, dark-green pods with curved tips.	54
Thorogreen	Bush lima bean with 18-inch, upright plants with 3 inch pods. Long harvest season. Also known as 'Allgreen'.	66
Tiger Eye	Heirloom bush green/dry bean from Chile or Argentina. 2-foot plants bear wide, 4-inch pods filled with large, flattened kidney-shaped, bright golden ochre beans with maroon swirls. 65 days fresh harvest, 85 to 90 dry. Also known as ‘Tiger's Eye’.	65-90
Tongues of Fire	Bush Italian horticultural-type bean with large, round, red-streaked, 6- to 7-inch, ivory pods and round, buff beans. Harvest for snap beans when 5 inches or dry at full maturity. Also known as Horto and Tongue of Fire.	62-75
Top Crop	Bush green bean with 15- to 18-inch plants with 6- to 7-inch, straight, round, fiber-less, medium-green pods. Also known as 'Topcrop'.	52
Topaz	Bush dry bean. Mottled pinto type used for Mexican cooking.	92
Triumph De Farcy	Bush French filet bean with 3- to 6-inch, slender pods. Also known as ‘Triumphe de Farcy’.	48
Trueblue	Bush bean plant produces high yields of 6″ long medium dark green beans. A good quality variety for canning or freezing. Tolerant to hot weather. Resistant to Common Bean Mosaic. 54 days to maturity.	54
Unidor	Bush yellow (wax) bean with 5 1/2-inch, round, yellow pods with white beans. Everbearing-type with slow seed development. Freezes well. Resistant to common bean mosaic, anthracnose and halo blight.	54-58
Valentino	Bush green bean. Plants bear 6-inch, glossy, dark green pods high on plants in concentrated set. Resistant to common bean mosaic and rust. Heat tolerant.	53
Vanguard	Bush French green bean. Plants bear 6-inch, round, white-seeded, string-less pods.	N/A
Venture	Bush, very early ‘Blue Lake’ type green bean. 22- to 34-inch plants bear dark-green, 5- to 6-inch by 1/4- to 3/8-inch pods with white seeds. Good for freezing because most of the crop ripens simultaneously. Resistant to common bean mosaic.	55
Vermont Appaloosa	Bush dry bean with 18- to 24-inch, short-runner plants bearing 5- by 1/2-inch, flat, green pods with 4 to 6 kidney-shaped, purple and white mottled beans. Can be used as snap beans when young.	80
Vermont Cranberry	Semi-bush dry bean with long, red-mottled pods producing 5 or 6 oval, medium-sized, plump, red and pink speckled beans. Plants bear pods with cranberry-red seeds. Use for snap beans at 60 days and dried at 85. Shell beans are very large. Northern New England heirloom.	68-90
White Habanero	Hot/ornamental habanero type. Small, bushy plants bear 1- to 2-inch, creamy-white, top-shaped fruit. Caribbean variety with smoky taste and extreme heat.	N/A
White Half Runner	Bush dry bean with runners bearing string-less, 4 1/2-inch pods. Not recommended for northern climates. Thrives in heat and little water.	60
White Lion	Early soybean. Determinate, bushy plants bear nutty-flavored seeds.	70-75
White Marrow	Bush dry bean with 5-inch, flat, straight pods containing 5 or 6 large, white beans.	100
Windsor	Bush fava (broad) bean. English variety with 5- to 6-inch pods with 3 to 5 1-inch, green shell beans that dry to light brown. Suitable for spring and fall sowing but does not thrive in hot weather.	75
Xera	Bush green bean. Plants bear 5 1/2- to 6-inch dark green, slender, straight, round pods. Widely adapted. White seeds. Resistant to bean mosaic virus and halo blight. Heat tolerant.	54
Yellow Rod	Bush yellow (wax) bean with 5- to 6-inch pods. Seeds develop slowly. Resistant to common bean mosaic.	53
Yellow Wax	Yellow (wax) bush bean. Plants bear yellow, string-less, 5- to 6-inch pods with black seeds. Disease resistant.	60-65
Yin Yang	Bush dry bean with 15- to 18-inch plants bearing white beans with black spots. Color disappears when cooked.	100