Fabaceae-Faboideae-Phaseoleae: Phaseolus lunatus (lima/butterbean)
Lima Beans (Butterbeans)
Phaseolus lunatus
Culture: Limas need a warmer soil than snap beans, wait to direct sow until at least 2 weeks after last frost. Plant seeds 2-3 in. apart, thinning to 4-6 in. Be sure the soil is well drained.
Harvest: Limas can be used fresh when beans fill the pod, or they can be left to dry in the pod to be used as dried beans.
Packet: Seed size varies considerably: 2 oz (57 g) unless stated (40-85 seeds depending on variety), sows 6-20 ft.
Seed Savers: Isolate lima bean varieties by 125'.
20170408 planted (lima/butterbean) in the NE corner of 3 sisters. Split remainder so i have 9’ at 3 per foot. Will pass the rest on to Dad
80-90 days [Banks County, GA, saved by 4 generations of Violet Brady Westbrook’s family. Introduced 2009 by SESE.] A rainbow of seed colors - cream, beige, red-brown, and violet-purple, with speckles and swirls. Small seeds have great flavor, good fresh or dried. 3-5 in. pods. Good disease- and drought-resistance. Pkt (76 seeds) Item # 14301
