BEANS

Bush Beans (snap/slicing)


Black Valentine:   Heirloom  60 days.  Slender, hairless green beans with dark seeds.  Bushy, long bearing plants.  Tolerant of cold and poor soil.  PLA

Blue Lake 274:  OP 54 days.  Heavy yields of 6" pods containing white seeds.  Good canner and freezer, as well as fresh eating.  BURP GUR HEN PAR SOU VER

Blue Lake Bush:  OP 52 days.  Round, straight 6-8" pods.  15-18" tall plant.  Excellent freezer.  SOU

Bountiful: OP 60-65 days.  6-7" long brittle, stringless pods.  16" tall plants.  BOU SEE SHU VER

Burpee's Stringless Green Pod:  Heirloom.  50 days.  Crisp, meaty are entirely stringless.  6" long pods.  BURP SHU

Contender (Buff Valentine):  OP Heirloom.  40-50 days.  5-7" long pods are tender and stringless.  Tolerated heat, mildew.  BOU SOU VER

Derby:  OP 57 days.  Strong bush habit.  Long, thin 7" long pods.  White seeded. GUR NIC PAR SHU VER

Kentucky Wonder Bush (Commodore):  OP 55 days.  Stringless, round fleshy 8" pods.  Heavy yields.  BOU SHU

Nash:  OP 66 days.  51/2-6" vibrant green pods.  White seeds.  PAR TER

Oregon 54 (Blue Lagoon):  OP 60 days.  Upright plant grows massive amounts of green podded beans.  NIC

Provider:  OP Heirloom 50 days.  Widely adapted 6-8" snap green beans.  16-18" tall plant. PAR SOU SHU VER 

Renegade:  OP 65 days.  6" straight dark-green pods on upright bushy plants.  White seeds.  TER

Royal Burgundy:  OP 60 days.  24" upright plants.  6" long purple pods are pencil thin.  Beans turn green when cooked.  Buckskin colored seeds.  HEN PLA SHU TER VER

Royalty Purple Pod:  OP 50-60 days.  Purple flowers, purple stringless 5-6" pods that turn green when cooked.  Disease resistant and bean beetles avoid this variety. ABU BOU SOU

Tendergreen:  OP 60 days.  Stringless variety. 6" x 1/4" dark-green pods.  All-purpose variety.  BOU

White Half-Runner (Mississippi Skip Bean):  OP 60 days.  A Southern favorite.  24-36" plants.   Fleshy 4" pods are used traditionally as a shell bean for winter baking, but also as a stringless snap bean when harvested young.  Fresh, frozen or canned use.  SOU


BEANS (Bush, Wax)

Carson:  OP 58 days.  Yellow wax-type, slender.  White seeds.  TER

Dragon Langerie Wax:  OP 60 days.  8" flat, creamy yellow pods with thin purple stripes.  Heavy producer. ABU BOU SHU

Pencil Pod Black Wax:  OP 52 days.  Stringless, curved, round, 5 1/2-6" long pods.  Black-seeded.  Widely adapted.  Fresh or canned.  SHU SOU


BEANS  (Wax)

Kentucky Wonder Wax:  65 days.  Heirloom pole bean.  6-8" long, waxy butter-yellow pods.  Tender and meat.  Vigorous grower with vines loaded with pods. Use young as a snap or green shell or as a dried bean. HEN SHU VER

Major:  OP 63 days.  Yellow wax beans, vigorous bushy plants.  5 1/2-6" long and 1/2" across pods.  Seeds develop slowly.  ABU



BEANS (Italian bush beans)

Early Bush Italian:  Heirloom 50 days.  Old-time flavor.  Flat, stringless, 5 1/2" beans on 18" tall plants.  BURP

Italian Rose:  Heirloom 70 days.  Marbled rose red on cream pods packed with white and red speckled beans.  BURP

Jade:  OP 60 days.  18-22" upright plant.  5-7" long, pencil-straight dark-green pods.  PAR TER VER

Roma II:  OP 59 days.  20" plant produce large 6", medium-green, smooth, flat beans.  White seeded.  BURP GUR PAR SHU TER

Romano 14:  OP 54 days.  Bush version of the Romano Pole Bean.  Pods are straight, flat, 3/4" x 6" long and free of strings.  Plants are low and spreading.  Fresh, frozen, or for canning.  SOU

Romano Gold:  OP 55-60 days.  Taste of Romano-type bean.  4-5" long creamy yellow flat pods.  20" plants.  White seeds.  TER

Romano Purpiat:  OP 60 days.  Purple Romano bean.  Deep violet stems, lilac blossoms and purple 5" flat pods.  Turns jade-green when cooked.  24" tall plants.  TER

Tanya's Pink Pod:  OP 60 days.  Flat pods are a mottled green and phosphorescent pink.  Pink color fades away when cooked.  SOU


BEANS (Pole)  
Pole beans should not be planted in small space gardens unless they are grown up a fence, on a trellis, or on bean poles.

Asparagus Yardlong:  Heirloom 80 days.  Vigorous vines produce exceptionally long, pencil-thin beans.  Beans best when picked at 18".  BOU BURP NIC SHU

Black-Seeded Kentucky Wonder:  Heirloom OP 84 days.  Germinates well in cool soil.  6-8", stringless, fleshy and fiberless pods.  SOU

Blue Coco:  Heirloom OP 79 days.  French heirloom  Pods are bluish-purple, with chocolate-colored seeds.  Fleshy, slightly curved flattened pods are 6-7 1/2" long.  Produces under hot dry conditions.  SOU 

Blue Lake:  Heirloom 60 days.  6' plants, 6x1/4" white-seeded pods.  BOU BURP GUR HEN SHU

Blue Lake Pole:  OP 75 days.  7' vine.  Smooth, 6-7" dark-green pods.  Straight round shape.  White seeds.   SEE TER

Cascade Giant: Heirloom 70 days.  Long, thin, 10-11" pods are stringless and display their characteristic scarlet-purple stripes.  Delayed running habit.  ABU 

Cherokee Greasy:  Heirloom OP 75 days.  4" pods, 7-10 seeds per pod.  Best as shelly or dried bean.  The white-seeded greasy is still grown on the reservation at Cherokee, North Carolina.  SOU

Dean's Purple Pole Bean:  Heirloom OP 75 days.  Plants form purple and green screen loaded with vivid purple beans.  SOU

Genuine Cornfield (Scotia, Striped Crease-Back):  Heirloom OP 70 days.  Shade-tolerant and the best variety for growing with corn.  5-7" pods, contain grayish bluff-brown seeds with brown mottles and stripes.  Best harvested before seed fill the pods.  Use for snap or green shell.  Produces very well in high heat.  SOU

Grady Bailly:  Heirloom OP 80 days.  Highly productive white-seeded greasy bean.  Large seeds.  SOU

Grandma Nellie's Yellow Mushroom Bean:  Heirloom OP 70 days.  Tastes somewhat like mushrooms when cooked.  Tender when picked at 5".  Light yellow pods.  SOU

Kentucky Blue:  OP 73 days.  6' tall vines, 6-8" deep-green long, straight pods.  White seeds.   BURP HEN PAR SHU TER VER

Kentucky Wonder (Old Homestead):  OP Heirloom 70 days.  Old fashioned taste.  6-8' vines, straight 6-8" long, silvery green pods.  Brown seeds.   BURP GUR HEN PAR SHU SOU TER VER

Liana:  OP 80 days.  Yard long bean valued in Asian countries.  25" long and 1/4" thick pods.  vines grow over 8'.  Black seeds.  TER VER

Louisiana Purple Pod:  Heirloom OP 75 days.  7" bright purple pods turn green when cooked.  Harvest when young and stringless.  Seeds are light to medium brown.  Can be grown in the North.  SOU

Malibu:  OP 75 days.  Tall growing plants produce rounded light, minty green pods up to 7".  White seeds.  SHU TER VER

McCaslan:  Heirloom OP 65 days.  Slightly flattened 7" dark-green pods.  Drought tolerant vines produce all season if kept picked.  Use  as a green or dry shell.  SHU SOU VER

Orient Wonder:  OP 85 days.  Deep green pods are best harvested at 15-18" long.  tolerates cool, drier weather.  Very slow to form seeds.  Brown/red seeds.  TER

Purple Podded (Purple Pod):  Heirloom 70 days.  6' vines.  5-7" purple pods have old-fashioned bean flavor.  When cooked beans turn light green.  ABU GUR

Rattlesnake:  OP 73 days.  Especially good for sandy soil.  7" round pods have buff-colored seed splashed with brown.  Use fresh.  GUR SHU SOU VER

Red Noodle:  OP 90 days.  Yard long Asian bean.  Heat tolerant vine.  18" long sweet, stringless, garnet-colored beans.  Brown seeds.  KIT TER

Red-Striped Greasy (Striped Greasy Cut Short):   Heirloom OP.  5" green pods with faint striping, mottled brown seed.  Use fresh or dried.  SOU 

Ruth Bible:  Heirloom OP 75 days.  Drought-resistant cornfield bean.  3 1/2" pods with brownish-tan seeds.  The large pods may have slight strings.  Best picked small.  SOU

Scarlet Runner:  Heirloom OP 68-115 days.  Grown for food and ornamental value.  Hummingbirds love the scarlet flowers.  Widely grown in northern gardens for use as a snap bean or dried bean that has a nut-like flavor.  Pods are 8-10" long, and seeds are mottled reddish-purple.  SHU SOU VER

Superslicer:  OP 75 days.  Extra-robust tall vines.  Green, flattened, sweet pods that reach 6-8" long.  TER 

Turkey Craw:  Heirloom OP.  3 1/2-4" long and cling to vines.  Seeds are buff, frosted with brown on one end.  Often used as a cornfield bean.  Good canned, for freezing or drying into "leather britches".  SOU 

Violet Podded Stringless:  OP 70 days.  Purple 6-7" pods.  6-8' vines.  Beans turn green when cooked.  Brown seeds.  TER

Weinlanderin:  Heirloom 65 days.  Swiss heirloom that are stringless, light green pods with purple mottling.  Best at 5-6".  Good fresh, frozen or dried.  ABU

White Half Runner:  Heirloom 60 days.  Sweet 4 1/2" long green pods.  BURP HEN SHU VER


BEANS (Italian)


Goldmarie:   Heirloom OP 75 days.  Yellow/chartreuse beans mature to golden romanos.  6" long, flattened pods have white seeds.  TER

Helda:  OP 60 days.  6-8' vines yield flat 9" stringless beans.  White seeds.  TER VER

Romano:  Heirloom 60-70 days.  Unique flavor.  6" wide green stringless beans in 8' vines.  BOU BURP SHU VER


BEANS (French/Filet)

Cupidon:  OP 55 days.  Medium green beans, stringless, uniform 6-8" pods.  18-22" tall plants.  ABU

Fortex:  70 days.  Vigorous 6' vines produce 10" long stringless medium-green pods.  Best harvested at 6-7".  Dark brown seeds.  TER

Maxibel:  OP 60 days.  11-16" plant.  Very straight, dark-green 7" pods.  Mottled purple seeds. SHU TER VER

Nickel:  OP 53 days.  22-26" plants.  4" long, dark-green pods.  White seeds.  TER VER

Soleil:  OP 60 days.  Yellow French/filet beans.  2' tall plants.  Slender, sunny yellow 4" pods.  White seeds.  TER VER

Triumphe De Farcy:  Heirloom 48 days.  Slender, crunch pods called filet beans.  Rich flavor.  BURP


BEANS (Lima)

Big Mama:  Heirloom 80 days.  8-10' vines yield huge 8" long pods packed with giant beans.  Easy to grow.  BURP

Black Knight:  Heirloom OP 83 days.  Pole lima.  3" pods have medium-size maroon-black seeds.  Best used as dried beans.  SOU

Christmas Pole (Giant Butter, Florida Speckled, Giant Calico):  OP 90 days.  7-9' tall vines bear 6" pods with large speckled beans in pod. BOU BURP SHU SOU VER

Christmas Red Calico:  Heirloom  OP 78 days.  8" large colorful beans with rich buttery chestnut-like flavor.  Quarter-sized white carmine splashed seeds.  NIC

Fordhook 242:  OP 72 days.  All American Selection Winner.   Dense foliage are heat and drought resistant.  Thick 4" pods contain 3-5 large, flat greenish-white seeds with a nut-like flavor.  BURP PAR SOU VER

Henderson Bush:  Heirloom OP 72 days.  Bushy 2' plants.  3-4 small creamy white seeds per pod.  Widely adapted.  Use fresh, canned or frozen.  HEN SHU SOU VER

Hopi Red Lima:  Heirloom 90-110 days.  Solid red or striped with black when dry.  Meaty and tasty.  PLA

Hopi Yellow:  Heirloom OP 80 days.  Medium-size limas, 3 per pod.  Seeds ranging from deep yellow to dark orange, mottled with dark brown specks.  SOU

Jackson Wonder:  Heirloom OP 66-75 days.  24" tall plant.  Flat, 6" long large seeded pods.  Seeds are light to dark brown.  3-5 seeds per pod.  Use fresh or dried. SHU SOU TER

King of The Garden:  Heirloom OP 88 days.  Pole lima.  4-7" x 1 1/4" pods, contain 5-6 creamy-white seeds with honey-like flavor.  HEN SHU SOU VER

Thorogreen Early Bush(Cangreen):  OP 70 days.  2 3/4x3/4" long pods in clusters that bear until frost.  BOU HEN NIC SHU VER

Violet's Multi-Colored Butterbeans:  Heirloom OP 80-90 days.  Semi-bush are drought-resistant.  A rainbow of colors-cream, beige, red-brown, and violet purple with speckles and swirls.  Small seeds are good fresh or dried.  SOU

White Christmas:  OP 80 days.  Pole lima.  Large seeded ivory-white bean that looks like it has been air-brushed with purple.  Heavy yields are easy to shell.  Reliable producer in hot, humid areas.  SOU

Willow-Leaf White:  OP 86 days. Pole lima. Exceptional heat and drought resistant.  Small, white-seeded lima is heavy producer in southern states and warm season coastal areas. Willow-shaped leaves.  Dark green 3" pods, 3 chalky white seeds.  SOU VER

Worchester Indian Red Pole:  Heirloom OP 85 days.  Pole lima.  Produces medium sized limas on heat and drought-resistant plants.  Prolific producer under adverse conditions.  Seeds range in color from dull red to dull maroon-red.  A few pods split open when the pods are completely dry.  SOU 


BEANS (Edamame and Soy)

Asmara:  OP.  2' determinate plant.  Large seeded pods.  Bred for taste, flavor, and nutrition.  SOU

Beer Friend:  OP 85 days.  2 1/2-3 foot lush green plant.  2-3" pods contains 3-4 beans.  Harvest when plump.  Buff colored seeds.  GUR KIT NIC TER

Black Jet:  OP 90-104 days.  24" plants.  Medium pods.  BOU

Black Pearl:  OP 85 days.  Black soybean with rich flavor.  2 1/2 -3 foot plant.  1/4" black pearl-size beans.  TER

Envy:  OP 75 days.  Upright 2' plant.  Green soybean.  BOU

Fiskeby:  OP 80 days.  Swedish variety that has plump pods filled with beans that can be eaten fresh or allowed to dry.  ABU

Lanco:  Heirloom OP 120 days.  Large green seeds with mild nutty sweet flavor.  Harvest beans when the tops of the bean plants start to loose their deep green color, but before the leaves start to turn yellow on top.  3-4' plants.  SOU

Misono Green:  OP 85 days.  Vigorous 2 foot plants yield 3" pods with 2-4 seeds per pod.  buff colored seeds.  TER

Moon Cake:  OP 120 days.  5-6' tall plants.  Large-seeded pods, bred for taste, flavor and nutrition.  SOU

Owen:  OP 120 days.  Dark soybean with hearty flavor.  2' plants.  Dark brown seeds.  SOU

Sayamusume:  OP 85 days.  High yielder.  2' tall plant 3-3 1/2" pods are very plump.  2-4 light green seeds per pod.  TER


BEANS (Fava)

Broad Windsor:  OP 70 days.  Sturdy 4' tall plant, produces 4-5" pods.  Buff colored seeds.   SOU TER VER

Broad Windsor Type:  OP heirloom 85 days.  Bush plant.  Lima-shaped fava bean.  NIC

Hava (Fava Broad):  Heirloom  70 days.  4' tall plant.  Some people, particularly those of Mediterranean descent, can have an allergic reaction to fava beans.  PLA

Negreta:  OP 70 days.  Italian variety.  3' tall plant.  9-10" pods are filled with 6-7 bright green seeds when mature.  TER

Statissa:  OP 70 days.  The entire green pod may be eaten when young and tender or wait for full maturity to enjoy the dry beans.  24-28" tall plants.  Buff colored seeds. TER


BEANS (dry)

Anasazi (Trout, Coach Dog, Dalmation, Jacob's Cattle):  Heirloom 95 days.  Lineage of this bean is traced back to Anasazi cultivation.  Brown and White baking bean with sweet flavor and meaty texture.   BOU PLA SHU VER

Appaloosa:  Heirloom 90-110 days.  White bean has maroon and black mottling.  Plant has short 3' runners that will climb a fence or cornstalk.  PLA

Arikara Yellow:  Heirloom OP 80-90 days.  Seeds originally obtained from the Arikara tribe of North Dakota.  Prolific plants produce good yeild of yellow-tan seeds.  Nice bushy habit.  VER

Aztec Dwarf White:  Heirloom 55 days.  Known as the potato bean because it has large white seeds the size of a plump lima bean.  Plant has short 3' runners  Drought tolerant.  PLA

Aztec Scarlet Runner:  Heirloom 55 days.  Exceeds 15' in length.  Produces foot long pods filled with black and red speckled beans.  4" pods can be used as snap beans.  This variety should be grown up a fence or form a teepee for kids to play in.  PLA

Bingo:  OP 85 days.  Clasic in Italian cuisine.  Big, 5" creamy green pods are streaked in bright pinkish red.  6-8' plants.  NIC

Black Coco:  OP 95 days.  5" long pods.  22-24" plant.  Black bean when dry.  Good in soups.  TER VER

Black Turtle:  Heirloom 100 days.  24-28" plants.  Black beans are great in soup, chili or refried.  Used extensively in Mexican cooking.  ABU SHU VER

Bolita:  Heirloom 100 days.  Great-granddaddy to the pinto bean.  Tasty light brown bean.  Low bush plant with short runners.  PLA

Brown Dutch:  Heirloom 83 days.  Pennsylvania Dutch heirloom.  Dry, almost nut-like flavor.  15-20" tall plants.  Caramel-colored seeds.  Unbeatable when baked, boiled or used in soups.  VER

Bumble Bee:  Heirloom 98 days.  Vermont bean.  Large white dry bean with a black spot.  Mild flavor, used in soups, salads, or main dishes. VER

California Blackeye 46:  OP 60 days.  20" plant.  6-8" dark-green pods.  Quick cooking.  TER

Calypso:  OP 80 days.  Black and white scalloped pattern on the seed coat. 4-5seeds per pod.  Strong, upright 18" plants.  ABU

Cannellini Lingot:  OP 85 days.  Rich, meaty, white kidney bean.  6-8" pods on bush-type plants that reach 22-26" tall.  TER

Cannellini White Kidney:  100 days.  Terrific soup bean, or in chili, or baking.  24" plant.  SHU

China Yellow (Sulphur Bean):  Heirloom OP 90-95 days.  New England heirloom.  good variety for short-season areas.  Small, plump, pale yellow seeds.  Unrivaled flavor for soups or baking.  Cooks quickly.  VER

Etna:  OP 68 days.  Quality cranberry-type shelling bean.  Red and green dried 6" pods.  Buff colored seeds.  24" plant. TER VER

French Horticultural:  OP 65 days.  Semi-runner vines.  7" carmine-streaked pods.  Buff colored seeds.  NIC SHU VER

Good Mother Stallard Pole:  Heirloom 85 days. Dry bean with rich, meaty flavor, excellent in soups.  BOU

Great Northern:  Heirloom Op 85 days.  Grown by the Mandan Indians in the Dakotas.  Excellent baking bean.  Semi-vining plants.  Widely grown in northrn ier states.  Can also be used as a 65 day shell bean.  VER

Ireland Creek Annie Bush:  OP 70-75 days.  24" plant.  Big yields in cooler climates.  BOU

Lina Cisco's Bird Egg:  Heirloom 85 days.  Missouri heirloom.  Large horticultural type tan bean with maroon marking.  Upright bush plant.  VER

Low's Champion:  Heirloom 65 days.  Dark red dry bean, long, flat pods contain 6 beans.  18-24" plant.  Suited for heat as well as cool climates.  VER

Marrow Fat:  Heirloom 100 days.  A navy bean but much larger.  Egg-shaped, flat pods have 5-6 beans, and better for baking than most navy beans.  Half-runner plant. VER

Money:  Heirloom 95 days.  English heirloom, great for short-season gardens.  Kidney-shaped beans are white with brick-red speckles.  Contains 5-6 beans per pod.  Upright bush-type plant.  Good for baked beans and soups.  VER

Painted Pony:  Heirloom 55-85 days.  Multi-purpose bean.  Can be picked in early stages as a snap bean or left a few weeks for a shell bean.  Half brown and half white kidney-shaped bean.  16" sturdy plant. SHU VER

Peregion:  Heirloom 95 days.  Oregon heirloom.  Produces different colored beans in every pod, solid mocha, bittersweet chocolate, many with contrasting stripes or marbling.  Small-sized beans are excellent for baking and in soups.  VER

Pinto:  Heirloom 90 days.  Traditional bean of the southwest.  Tolerated drought and poor soil. HEN PLA SHU VER

Red Mexican:  Heirloom 85 days.  California heirloom.  14" bush-like plant with early runners and medium green pods.  The color and taste hold up well when baked or boiled.  Perfect in soups.  VER

Santa Maria Pinquito:  Heirloom OP 90 days.  Semi-bush.  Small blocky pink beans.  Creamy texture doesn't break up during cooking.  Good chili bean.  NIC

Soldier:  Heirloom 85 days.  New England heirloom.  18" high plant.  Pods contain 6 kidney-shaped white beans with the characteristic dark maroon "soldier" on the eye.  Excellent as a baker, in stews and baking.  VER

Sonoran Tepary Bean:  Heirloom 70-110 days.  Native to Sonoran Desert and cultivated by the Papago people.  Small delicious bean with more than 30% crude protein.  PLA

Speckled Cranberry:  Heirloom 75-90 days.  England heirloom pole-type horticultural bean.  6-8' climbing plants.  Slender green beans that reach 7-9" long with a round cross section.  Heartiest flavor when used as a dry bean.  ABU

Taylor's Dwarf Horticultural Bush:  OP 90 days.  All-in-one, cranberry, snap, green shell and dry bean.  BOU

Vermont Cranberry:  Heirloom  60 days.  New England heirloom.  Brightly colored, red-mottled 6" long pods.  Upright bush-type plant.  Used in soups, baking and in a variety of other recipes. SHU VER

Yellow Indian Woman:  Heirloom 60 days.  Found in Native American communties in Montana.  A small, yellowish-gold bean, that is creamy when cooked.  Flavor similar to Pinto and Black beans.  Holds shape while cooking.  SHU

Yin Yang:  OP 75 days.  Distinctive black and white patter on dried bean.  Mild flavor similar to that of a Black Turtle bean.  Compact bushes.  6-7" green beans. SHU TER VER

Zuni Gold:  Heirloom 85 days.  Gold and white mottled bush, dry bean.  Nutty flavor.  PLA

BROCCOLI

Calabrese (Italian Green Sprouting):  Heirloom OP 58 days.  Produces central 3-6" diameter head, plus many side shoots.  SOU

Di Cicco (De Cicco):  OP Heirloom 48-85 days.  Rich-tasting Italian heriloom. 2-3" light-green plants.  Side shoots. ABU BOU NIC SEE SEED SOU

Nutri Bud:  OP 30-50 days.  18-24: tall.   4-6" central heads with repead side shoot production.  Spring or late summer planting.  NIC SOU

Purple Peacock:  OP 75-100 days.  Unique ornamental edible with purple broccoli head, with surrounding leaves that look like Russian Red Kale.  After main head is cut, treat it like raab or kate, cutting the shoots, leaves and stems to cook together.  2 1/2' plant.  BOU TER

Romanesco:  OP 75-100 days.  Karen's favorite.  A unique-looking plant.  Spiraling apple-green head is 6" across.  BOU

Thompson:  OP 70 days.  Long harvest period. Medium to large dark green heads. Great side shoots production.  Suitable for spring and fall plantings.  ABU BOU SOU TER

Umpqua:  OP 60-95 days.  Generous side shoot production.  Uniform dark-green 5-6" heads.  SOU TER

Waltham 29:  OP 74 days.  Widely adapted, drought-tolerant variety for fall crops.  4-8" diameter heads hold for a long time.  Produces lateral buds for 6-8 weeks after harvest of main head.  Low, compact plant.  Good freezing variety.  SOU



BROCCOLI RAAB (Rapini)

Early Fall Rapini:  OP 30-50 days.  14-16" tall.  Large leaves, lots of flowers with broccoli-like flavor. NIC

Early Purple Sprouting:  OP Heirloom  120-122 days.  Most ancient type of broccoli.  Needs to go through a winter to produce their heads.  BOU NIC

Sorrento:  OP 40 days.  Quick to mature.  Uniform dark green florets 3-4" across.  30" upright plant.  Broccoli flavor.  TER

Spigariello Leaf Broccoli (Minestra Nero):  OP 65 days.  3' tall.  Forms good sized cluster.  Harvest the shoots and leaves together.  Easy to handle and grow.  NIC

Spring Raab:  OP Heirloom 40-45 days.  Planted in early spring, produces a quick crop of tender shoots like broccoli.  BOU BURP NIC

Zamboni:  OP Heirloom 45 days.  It resembles sparagus more than it does the large domes broccoli.  Small, turnip-like leaves and long, tender stems topped with 1 inch flower bud clusters.  22" tall plant.  Excellent side shoot production.  TER