Phaseolus vulgarus

With a very un-PC sounding name, this is a profuse dry bean. Given to me as just a few seeds we have over the years grown this one out and now have a nice stock of this ancient bean. Coming from the Middle East, these beans show their ancient roots by the way they dry. The pods curl creating tension as they dry. Once they reach the point of no return... they shoot their beans up to 3 meters away. Awesome fun for the kids to pick, as they 'explode' in your hand. A great multipurpose bean.

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