Year Introduced: | 1898 |
History: | In 1898 Abel Steele of Ferguson, Ontario won a $25.00 prize for naming this new variety from Peter Henderson & Company, previously known as 'New Green Bush Bean No. 1.' |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Vine |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Uses: | Vegetable |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Sow in situ |
Pollinators: | Bees |
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