Jackson Wonder Bean
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About

Medium-sized, purple-flecked heirloom lima beans popular in the American South. These beans are commonly prepared in soups.

Information
Other names: Jackson Wonder Lima Bean, Jackson Wonder Butterbean
Translations: Jackson Bean Wonder, جاكسون يعجب بقول, Jackson Feijão Maravilha, Bean Wonder Jackson, ジャクソンワンダービーン, 잭슨 원더 빈, Bean Wonder Jackson, Джексон Wonder Бин, Jackson Bean Meravella, जैक्सन आश्चर्य बीन, ג 'קסון בין וונדר, Джексон Wonder Бін, 杰克逊旺豆, Џексон Питам Бин, Jackson Bean Maravilla, Джаксън Уондър Бийн


Physical Description
Mottled shades of buff and purplish-brown.



Selecting and Buying
Procuring: A unique baby lima for temperate climates where hot summers are the exception. The flat, 6 inch long pods grow on compact, 36 inch tall plants that are semi-vining but can typically be grown with or without trellising


Social/Political

History: Popular in Atlanta and Georgia in the 1880's. Jackson Wonder’ was developed by Thomas Jackson of Atlanta, and introduced commercially in 1888 by David Landreth & Sons of Philadelphia.