Cassie's Purple Pod

Pole/Snap. 70 days snap and 95 days to first dry pods. Fairly productive purple pods up to 8 inches in length. Pods being tender and stringless turn dark green upon cooking. I was still harvesting snap pods in late September. Kidney shaped seeds are flattened and light cream tan in color when harvested new SSE acquired the bean in 1981 as part of the large John Withee's Wanigan Associates bean collection. Mr. Withee received this variety in the late 1970s from Mrs. Warren Lenfest of Maine. Source: IA SSE HF '14. SSE Bean 444