Vegetables Beans Bush Beans

Amethyst
Bean Seed

Product ID: 3011

Fanciest purple bean.

Pods are slightly thinner, straighter, and more attractive than Royal Burgundy. Pods avg. 5–5 1/2" long and are borne on medium-size, upright plants. Very good flavor raw or cooked. Pods turn green when cooked. High resistance to bean mosaic virus. Tan-colored seeds. Avg. 1,560 seeds/lb. Packet: 175 seeds.
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Packet

$5.15
Estimated Availability Apr 29, 2022

1,000 Seeds

$12.20
Estimated Availability Apr 29, 2022

5,000 Seeds

$50.20
Estimated Availability Apr 29, 2022

25,000 Seeds

$213.50
Estimated Availability Apr 29, 2022

100,000 Seeds

$754.00
Estimated Availability Apr 29, 2022
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SCIENTIFIC NAME: Phaseolus vulgaris
CULTURE: Choose well-drained soil with a pH range of 6.5–6.8. After last frost date sow seeds about 2" apart, 1" deep, in rows 20–36" apart. Optimum soil temperature for germination is 70–90°F (21–32°C). Plant when daytime soil temperatures average at least 60°F (16°C), or risk poor germination. Inoculants can increase yields. For a continuous supply, make successive sowings every 2-3 weeks through midsummer.
DISEASES: Plow under or remove and compost bean straw in the fall to hasten destruction of most disease organisms. For Sclerotinia spp. (white mold) control, plant at wider row spacing to promote drying of plant leaves and soil. Practice a 3-year crop rotation. All our bush bean seeds are produced in areas known to be free of halo blight.
INSECT PESTS: Mexican bean beetles can be controlled with insecticides such as pyrethrin or azadarachtin.
HARVEST: Regularly to encourage new pod set.
STORAGE: Store at 40°F (5°C) and 90% relative humidity for 7–10 days.
AVG. SEEDING RATE: 1M/125', 1 lb./175', 116M/acre at 8 seeds/ft. and 3' row spacing.
SEED SPECS: See individual varieties.
PACKET: 175 seeds, sows 21'.

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Quick Facts

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Latin Name

Phaseolus vulgaris

Days To Maturity

Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.

56 Days

Life Cycle

Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).

Annual

Disease Resistance Codes

BMV
Bean Mosaic Viruses

BMV

Hybrid Status

Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next.

Open Pollinated