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  Carolina Lima
(a.k.a. Sieva Lima, Southern Pole Butterbean)
75 Days — Very popular in the Southern United States. The small pods (3
to 3-1/2 inches) contain three or four small flat beans. Pole-type growth,
nine to ten feet. About 70 to 80 seeds per ounce. |
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 Christmas
Lima (a.k.a. Giant Butter, Giant Florida Pole)
90 days — This is a large, quarter dollar-sized, flat
bean that is colored light cream with maroon spots, splashes,
and swirls. An heirloom bean dating back to the 1840s, it has been a favorite for
many generations. The vines are vigorous and reach up to
ten feet, produces heavy yields, and does well even in extreme
heat. It has a butter-like texture
and a subtle chestnut-like flavor. Can be used
as either a green shelled or dry bean and retains the markings
after being cooked. About 25 seeds pre ounce. |
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 Dixie
Butterpea Speckled
75 days — The seeds are almost round, small, reddish-brown
speckled with darker brown. The plants are bushy, vigorous
growing to about two feet in height. The pods are slightly
curved, about four inches long, and contain three to four seeds
each. Adapted for the Southern U.S., they are very
productive in hot, dry conditions. About 95 seeds per ounce.
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  Fordhook
242 Bush Lima
80 days — This is an improved variety of the old
W.
Atlee Burpee release that was an "All-American Selection®"
winner in 1945. developed by the USDA, Beltsville, MD. The
plants are sixteen to twenty inches with pods containing three to
five large, flat
greenish-white seeds. Good for northern and maritime
climates. About 25 seeds per ounce. |
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 Henderson's
Bush Lima
70 days — It is also known as 'Henderson's
Dwarf', 'Henderson's Baby Lima', and 'Earliest Bush Lima'.
 It was found by chance along a Virginia roadside in about 1885 by
a laborer. He sold the seed to T. W. Woods & Sons or
Richmond, Virginia who in turn sold the stock to
Peter
Henderson & Company who introduced the variety to the
gardening public in 1888.
An
old-time favorite used for canning, freezing and dry. The
seeds dry to a creamy white. The erect, bushy plants are
reliable and set pods until frost. About 75 seeds per ounce.
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 Jackson
Wonder Lima
68 days — This heirloom originated on the farm of Thomas
Jackson near Atlanta, Georgia in the 1880s. The three inch
pods are set on twenty to twenty four inch plants and contain
three to five seeds that
are light brown splattered with purplish-brown. Does well
even in dry, hot weather. Good as a butterbean or dried for
soups. About 50 seeds per ounce.
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King of the Garden Lima
70 Days — A very popular, old fashioned lima bean. The pods
contain four or five cream colored flat beans each. Recommended for dry lima crop.
Pole-type plant. Approximately 25 seeds per ounce.
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