Dry Bean Varieties for Niche Markets in the USA

Black

All varieties listed are common beans, Phaseolus vulgaris L., unless noted next to variety name. Days to maturity, plant height, and pod and bean measurements are based on data collected from our replicated field trials grown from years 2001 to 2004, in Vancouver, Washington and in 2013 in Mount Vernon, Washington.

Black coco dry beans

Black Coco

Days to maturity: 112
Yield (10-ft row): 480 g
100 bean weight: 42 g
Black Valentine dry beans

Black Valentine (new 2005)

Days to maturity: 111
Yield (10-ft row): 596 g
100 bean weight: 31 g
Coco Heirloom dry beans

Coco (NW Heirloom)

Days to maturity: 101
Yield (10-ft row): 515 g
100 bean weight: 43 g
Eclipse dry bean

Eclipse

Days to maturity: 120
Yield (10-ft row): 804 g
100 bean weight: 20 g
Major dry bean

Major

Days to maturity: 105
Yield (10-ft row): 546 g
100 bean weight: 34 g
Midnight Black turtle dry bean

Midnight Black Turtle

Days to maturity: 118
Yield (10-ft row): 577 g
100 bean weight: 20 g
UI-911 dry bean

UI-911

Days to maturity: 115
Yield (10-ft row): 608 g
100 bean weight: 27 g
Skyriver dry bean

Skyriver (NW Heirloom)

Days to maturity: 122
Yield (10-ft row): 627 g
100 bean weight: 53 g

Great Northern

Beryl dry beans

Beryl

Days to maturity: 110
Yield (10-ft row): 552 g
100 bean weight: 33 g
GreatNorthern dry beans

Great Northern

Days to maturity: 109
Yield (10-ft row): 518 g
100 bean weight: 34 g
MarrowFat dry beans

Marrow Fat

Days to maturity: 112
Yield (10-ft row): 591 g
100 bean weight: 40 g
Matterhorn dry beans

Matterhorn

Days to maturity: 110
Yield (10-ft row): 647 g
100 bean weight: 39 g
Orion dry beans

Orion

Days to maturity: 110
Yield (10-ft row): 691 g
100 bean weight: 39 g

Small White/Navy

Arthur dry beans

Arthur

Days to maturity: 114
Yield (10-ft row): 513 g
100 bean weight: 18 g
Navy dry beans

Navy Bean

Days to maturity: 114
Yield (10-ft row): 680 g
100 bean weight: 20 g
Navy Pea dry beans

Navy Pea

Days to maturity: 110
Yield (10-ft row): 593 g
100 bean weight: 20 g
Norstar dry beans

Norstar

Days to maturity: 111
Yield (10-ft row): 491 g
100 bean weight: 19 g
Romall dry beans

Roma II

Days to maturity: 108
Yield (10-ft row): 358 g
100 bean weight: 48 g
White Marrow dry beans

White Marrow

Days to maturity: 104
Yield (10-ft row): 430 g
100 bean weight: 50 g

White Kidney

Beluga dry beans

Beluga

Days to maturity: 110
Yield (10-ft row): 479 g
100 bean weight: 54 g
Cannellini dry beans

Cannellini

Days to maturity: 104
Yield (10-ft row): 492 g
100 bean weight: 50 g
Dwane Baptistes dry beans

Dwane Baptiste

Days to maturity: 112
Yield (10-ft row): 465 g
100 bean weight: 51 g
Nugget dry beans

Nugget

Days to maturity: 112
Yield (10-ft row): 585 g
100 bean weight: 35 g
Silver Cloud dry beans

Silver Cloud

Days to maturity: 119
Yield (10-ft row): 520 g
100 bean weight: 53 g

Pink

Pinks dry beans

Pinks

Days to maturity: 112
Yield (10-ft row): 504 g
100 bean weight: 33 g
UI-537 dry beans

UI-537

Days to maturity: 110
Yield (10-ft row): 440 g
100 bean weight: 38 g

Dark Red Kidney

Fiero dry beans

Fiero

Days to maturity: 111
Yield (10-ft row): 499 g
100 bean weight: 48 g
Kinto ki dry beans

Kintoki

Days to maturity: 104
Yield (10-ft row): 574 g
100 bean weight: 65 g
Montcalm dry beans

Montcalm

Days to maturity: 109
Yield (10-ft row): 423 g
100 bean weight: 58 g
RedHawk dry beans

Red Hawk

Days to maturity: 108
Yield (10-ft row): 432 g
100 bean weight: 50 g
Red Kidney dry beans

Red Kidney

Days to maturity: 101
Yield (10-ft row): 475 g
100 bean weight: 53 g

Light Red Kidney

Blush dry beans

Blush

Days to maturity: 106
Yield (10-ft row): 630 g
100 bean weight: 64 g
Celrk dry beans

CELRK

Days to maturity: 110
Yield (10-ft row): 508 g
100 bean weight: 60 g
Kardinal dry beans

Kardinal

Days to maturity: 112
Yield (10-ft row): 543 g
100 bean weight: 59 g

Small Red/Red Mexican

LeBaron dry beans

LeBaron

Days to maturity: 106
Yield (10-ft row): 490 g
100 bean weight: 44 g
Monrezuma red dry beans

Montezuma Red

Days to maturity: 108
Yield (10-ft row): 520 g
100 bean weight: 36 g
NW-63 dry beans

NW-63

Days to maturity: 111
Yield (10-ft row): 623 g
100 bean weight: 36 g
Red-Mexican dry beans

Red Mexican

Days to maturity: 108
Yield (10-ft row): 589 g
100 bean weight: 36 g
UI239 dry beans

UI 239

Days to maturity: 106
Yield (10-ft row): 738 g
100 bean weight: 34 g

Cranberry

Andrew Kent dry beans

Andrew Kent

Days to maturity: 116
Yield (10-ft row): 596 g
100 bean weight: 68 g
Bale dry beans

Bale (NW Heirloom)

Days to maturity: 104
Yield (10-ft row): 680 g
100 bean weight: 59 g
Borlotti dry beans

Borlotti

Days to maturity: 121
Yield (10-ft row): 660 g
100 bean weight: 46 g
Candy dry beans

Candy

Days to maturity: 111
Yield (10-ft row): 334 g
100 bean weight: 102 g
Capri old coral dry beans

Capri (Old Coral)

Days to maturity: 110
Yield (10-ft row): 451 g
100 bean weight: 59 g
Cardinal dry beans

Cardinal

Days to maturity: 109
Yield (10-ft row): 517 g
100 bean weight: 61 g
Celinas Romano dry beans

Celina’s Romano

Days to maturity: 114
Yield (10-ft row): 161 g
100 bean weight: 54 g
Etna dry beans

Etna

Days to maturity: 110
Yield (10-ft row): 572 g
100 bean weight: 64 g
Francis Kring dry beans

Francis Kring (NW Heirloom)

Days to maturity: 104
Yield (10-ft row): 531 g
100 bean weight: 58 g
Krimson dry beans

Krimson

Days to maturity: 108
Yield (10-ft row): 463 g
100 bean weight: 61 g
Mansell Magic dry beans

Mansell Magic

Days to maturity: 109
Yield (10-ft row): 547 g
100 bean weight: 75 g
Serene dry beans

Serene

Days to maturity: 109
Yield (10-ft row): 421 g
100 bean weight: 70 g
Speckle Bays dry beans

Speckled Bays

Days to maturity: 111
Yield (10-ft row): 421 g
100 bean weight: 51 g
Supremo dry beans

Supremo

Days to maturity: 111
Yield (10-ft row): 471 g
100 bean weight: 67 g
Taylo Horticulture dry beans

Taylor Horticulture/Thort

Days to maturity: 110
Yield (10-ft row): 513 g
100 bean weight: 54 g
Tongue of Fire dry beans

Tongue of Fire

Days to maturity: 109
Yield (10-ft row): 453 g
100 bean weight: 59 g
UI-686 dry beans

UI-686

Days to maturity: 109
Yield (10-ft row): 484 g
100 bean weight: 61 g
Vermont Cranberry dry beans

Vermont Cranberry

Days to maturity: 109
Yield (10-ft row): 512 g
100 bean weight: 50 g
Volcano dry beans

Volcano

Days to maturity: 106
Yield (10-ft row): 336 g
100 bean weight: 64 g

White with Partial Color

Black Calypso dry beans

Calypso (Black Calypso)

Days to maturity: 111
Yield (10-ft row): 326 g
100 bean weight: 53 g
Hidatsa Shield Figure dry bean

Hidatsa Shield Figure

Days to maturity: 109
Yield (10-ft row): 616 g
100 bean weight: 66 g
Magpie dry beans

Magpie

Days to maturity: 113
Yield (10-ft row): 563 g
100 bean weight: 36 g
Molasses Face dry bean

Molasses Face

Days to maturity: 110
Yield (10-ft row): 485 g
100 bean weight: 48 g
Orca dry bean

Orca

Days to maturity: 114
Yield (10-ft row): 496 g
100 bean weight: 34 g
Rockwell dry bean

Rockwell (NW Heirloom)

Days to maturity: 107
Yield (10-ft row): 624 g
100 bean weight: 49 g
Stevenson Blue Eye dry beans

Stevenson Blue Eye

Days to maturity: 114
Yield (10-ft row): 554 g
100 bean weight: 51 g

Colored with Partial Color

Amish Knuttle dry beans

Amish Knuttle

Days to maturity: 140
Yield (10-ft row): 842 g
100 bean weight: 24 g
Decker dry beans

Decker (NW Heirloom)

Days to maturity: 101
Yield (10-ft row): 632 g
100 bean weight: 64 g
Peregion dry beans

Peregion

Days to maturity: 110
Yield (10-ft row): 562 g
100 bean weight: 29 g

Brown Beans

Beka dry bean

Beka

Days to maturity: 106
Yield (10-ft row): 531 g
100 bean weight: 42 g
Brown Dutch dry beans

Brown Dutch

Days to maturity: 111
Yield (10-ft row): 558 g
100 bean weight: 45 g
Maefax dry beans

Maefax

Days to maturity: 103
Yield (10-ft row): 530 g
100 bean weight: 42 g
Norwegian dry beans

Norwegian

Days to maturity: 103
Yield (10-ft row): 599 g
100 bean weight: 39 g
Royal Burgundy dry beans

Royal Burgundy

Days to maturity: 138
Yield (10-ft row): 395 g
100 bean weight: 43 g
Swedish Brown dry beans

Swedish Brown

Days to maturity: 117
Yield (10-ft row): 431 g
100 bean weight: 45 g
Youngquist dry beans

Youngquist Brown (NW Heirloom)

Days to maturity: 119
Yield (10-ft row): 679 g
100 bean weight: 46 g

Yellow Beans

Childer’s Golden dry beans

Childer’s Golden

Days to maturity: 115
Yield (10-ft row): 404 g
100 bean weight: 26 g
China Yellow dry beans

China Yellow

Days to maturity: 108
Yield (10-ft row): 411 g
100 bean weight: 34 g
Hutterite dry beans

Hutterite

Days to maturity: 112
Yield (10-ft row): 528 g
100 bean weight: 45 g
Hutterite (NW Heirloom) dry beans

Hutterite (NW Heirloom)

Days to maturity: 124
Yield (10-ft row): 490 g
100 bean weight: 36 g
Indian Woman Yellow dry beans

Indian Woman Yellow

Days to maturity: 106
Yield (10-ft row): 490 g
100 bean weight: 28 g
Ireland Creek dry beans

Ireland Creek

Days to maturity: 106
Yield (10-ft row): 544 g
100 bean weight: 50 g
Ireland Creek Annie (NW Heirloom) dry beans

Ireland Creek Annie (NW Heirloom)

Days to maturity: 101
Yield (10-ft row): 675 g
100 bean weight: 41 g
Lake Kivu dry beans

Lake Kivu

Days to maturity: 110
Yield (10-ft row): 487 g
100 bean weight: 50 g
Peruano dry beans

Peruano

Days to maturity: 134
Yield (10-ft row): 1033 g
100 bean weight: 47 g
Zert dry beans

Zert

Days to maturity: 110
Yield (10-ft row): 432 g
100 bean weight: 47 g

Pinto

Burke dry beans

Burke

Days to maturity: 105
Yield (10-ft row): 628 g
100 bean weight: 41 g
Lariat dry beans

Lariat

Days to maturity: 114
Yield (10-ft row): 782 g
100 bean weight: 35 g
Othello dry beans

Othello

Days to maturity: 104
Yield (10-ft row): 644 g
100 bean weight: 42 g
Pinto dry beans

Pinto

Days to maturity: 103
Yield (10-ft row): 560 g
100 bean weight: 38 g
Quincy dry beans

Quincy

Days to maturity: 106
Yield (10-ft row): 729 g
100 bean weight: 44 g

Soldier

Old Fashioned Soldier dry beans

Old Fashioned Soldier

Days to maturity: 112
Yield (10-ft row): 504 g
100 bean weight: 66 g
Red Coat Soldier dry beans

Red Coat Soldier

Days to maturity: 109
Yield (10-ft row): 327 g
100 bean weight: 51 g
Red Soldier dry beans

Red Soldier

Days to maturity: 107
Yield (10-ft row): 373 g
100 bean weight: 54 g
Soldier dry beans

Soldier

Days to maturity: 108
Yield (10-ft row): 540 g
100 bean weight: 62 g

Yellow Eye

Maine Yellow Eye dry beans

Maine Yellow Eye

Days to maturity: 109
Yield (10-ft row): 300 g
100 bean weight: 44 g

Jacob’s Cattle Markings

Autumn Bounty dry beans

Autumn Bounty

Days to maturity: 107
Yield (10-ft row): 502 g
100 bean weight: 60 g
Jacobs Cattle dry beans

Trout/Jacobs Cattle

Days to maturity: 107
Yield (10-ft row): 356 g
100 bean weight: 62 g

Purplish Beans

Mrocumiere dry beans

Mrocumiere (109 days)

Days to maturity: 113
Yield (10-ft row): 675 g
100 bean weight: 54 g

Flageole

French Flageolet dry beans

French Flageolet

Days to maturity: 119
Yield (10-ft row): 522 g
100 bean weight: 31 g
French Flageolet Flagrano dry beans

French Flageolet Flagrano

Days to maturity: 102
Yield (10-ft row): 455 g
100 bean weight: 25 g
French Flageolet Flaro dry beans

French Flageolet Flaro

Days to maturity: 103
Yield (10-ft row): 429 g
100 bean weight: 27 g
French Shell Flambeau dry beans

French Shell Flambeau

Days to maturity: 125
Yield (10-ft row): 507 g
100 bean weight: 30 g

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