Vegetables
Year Introduced: 2015
Heredity: Open Pollinated
History: An old Southern Italian heirloom brought to Oregon after WWII by the late Rose Pirelli of Hubbard, Oregon.
Hybridizer or Originator: Family Heirloom introduced by the Victory Seed Company.

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 8+ feet
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Sow in situ
Pollinators: Bees
Conservation status: Endangered (EN)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Endangered
Image
Common names
  • Pole Bean
  • Green Bean

Photo Gallery
Location: Victory Seed Company - Liberal, OR
Image used with permission of the Victory Seed Company.
Location: Victory Seed Company - Liberal, OR
Image used with permission of the Victory Seed Company.
Location: Victory Seed Company - Liberal, OR
Pods at the "shelly" stage. Image used with permission of the Vic
Location: Victory Seed Company - Liberal, OR
Image used with permission of the Victory Seed Company.

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