UC Rio Zape

Developed by the UC-Davis SCOPE Program. Their of the variety description: “a new cultivar of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) developed by crossing the heirloom type ‘Zuni Gold’ with UCD 9634 pink bean. UC Sunrise has a seed type similar to heirloom cultivars such as Zuni Gold but is re-sistant to Bean common mosaic virus (BCMV) and has yields 50% higher than its heirloom parent. Tastings have also demonstrated that it maintains culinary quality similar to its heirloom parent. All evaluations were conducted on certified organic farms. UC Sunrise will help fill a growing interest in heirloom-like dry bean with improved agronomic performance.” When grown in Wisconsin (zone 4B), the plants were incredibly viny. They crawled up an 8 foot trellis, but also like to sprawl on the ground if not shown the trellis. Very long days to maturity (160+) in Wisconsin. I recommend that these are grown much further south to get any sort of yield. Seed produced in 2022 from 50 plants.