Illinois Giant

Pole Lima. Very productive. First dry pods in about 85 to 90 days. Vines can grow to 12 feet. Originally a cross of Dr. Martin and Christmas limas. First listed in the Seed Savers Exchange yearbook in 1992 by SSE member Glenn Cooper resident of the state of Massachusetts. Glenn had obtained the bean from former Polo, Illinois resident, the late Merlyn Niedens in 1991. There has been a version of this bean circulated that looks exactly like Christmas lima. However this one is also large seeded with an ivory base color and and maroon at the seed ends that often seems to partially mimic the seed coat pattern of Christmas. Acquired this bean at the Central Indiana Seed Swap in Nobelsville, Indiana January 2022.