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Lazy Wife Bush

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VEGETABLES / BEAN
DRY-BUSH
Leafy plants have a tendency to climb and would benefit from a trellis. Can be used as a snap or dry. Good texture and flavor. Small white flowers. Small, narrow, pubescent green pods. Fully expanded pods measure 4.4-5.0" long and 0.4" wide. Pods yellow when mature. Small, white, oval seeds. 6-7 seeds per pod. Above average productivity when grown at Heritage Farm in 2018. Mid season maturity. Donated to SSE in 1981 by bean collector John Withee of Lynnfield, Massachusetts and the Wanigan Associates. Unfortunately, no source information was documented in Mr. Withee's records. SSE Accession # 101639
SSE Accession: 101639
$4
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Iowa
USDA Hardiness: 4b
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