Guest guest Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 According to the enclopedia it seems like depending on where one lives the Phaseolus Lunatus legume is called: Lima,butter,Haba,Pallar, Burma,Guffin, Hibbert, Java, Sieva, Rangwood, Madagascar,Paiga, Paigya,prolific and sugar. LOL Deanna in Colorado Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 I thought both lima beans and butter beans were flat and kidney- shaped; the limas being relatively small and green, and the butter beans much larger and creamy-colored... Namaste. Padmasanadave. " As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. " --Pythagoras , " genny_y2k " <genny_y2k wrote: > > According to the enclopedia it seems like depending on where one lives > the Phaseolus Lunatus legume is called: > Lima,butter,Haba,Pallar, Burma,Guffin, Hibbert, Java, Sieva, Rangwood, > Madagascar,Paiga, Paigya,prolific and sugar. > LOL > Deanna in Colorado > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Deanna, is it Phaseolus Lunatus or Phaseolus coccineus? the latter is knows as runner beans and I believe it is what folks in England grow in their home gardens (the ones that garden). They are also a lot broader than common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris). Did you ever grow runner beans (AKA scarlet runners) ? they are supposed to be a perennial bean in my climate. So many beans, so little time.... Roseta , " genny_y2k " <genny_y2k wrote: > > According to the enclopedia it seems like depending on where one lives > the Phaseolus Lunatus legume is called: > Lima,butter,Haba,Pallar, Burma,Guffin, Hibbert, Java, Sieva, Rangwood, > Madagascar,Paiga, Paigya,prolific and sugar. > LOL > Deanna in Colorado > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Broad beans and runner beans are two completely different things, Roseta. Shelled broad beans are pale green and midway in size between a shelled edamame and a butter bean. Each individual bean has quite a tough skin or casing. I seem to remember the broad bean pods being fluffy inside but they are certainly tough and you wouldn't want to eat them. With the runner beans/string beans or stringless beans which are all pretty similar, you eat the whole thing - the actual bean itself is very small unless left to ripen at the end of the season in order to grow a new plant next year. I have always believed that broad beans were known in the US as fava beans. HTH Christie in Edinburgh , " rosetalleo " <rosetalleo wrote: > > Deanna, is it Phaseolus Lunatus or Phaseolus coccineus? the latter is knows as runner beans > and I believe it is what folks in England grow in their home gardens (the ones that garden). > They are also a lot broader than common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris). Did you ever grow > runner beans (AKA scarlet runners) ? they are supposed to be a perennial bean in my climate. > So many beans, so little time.... > Roseta > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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