Grandma Blank

Dry or shelling bean. Cranberry type. Plump, oval, beige seeds with red-purple cranberry-type mottling. Outstanding flavor and texture. Plump seeds, with a rich, sweet flavor and smooth, hearty texture. A staff favorite in 2016. Moderately easy to shell. Strongly climbing pole bean. Straight, green pods develop intense red-purple stripes as they expand. Some pods are almost solid red-purple at maturity. 3-5 seeds per pod. Pods reach 4-4.5" long. Non-pigmented plants. Purple flowers. Low to moderate productivity when grown in 2015 at Heritage Farm. Late maturing. Donated to SSE in 1985 by Rose Geddes of Garner, IA. In her donation letter Rose stated: "My husband's grandmother, Mrs. Thomas Blank of Hayfield, IA brought the seed with her from Germany in around 1890. It has been kept going in the family ever since." SSE Accession # 102416