The Mayflower bean is a historical heirloom pole bean, known as Phaseolus vulgaris, famous for its creamy white seeds with rose/red speckles and its dual use as a flavorful snap bean or dry soup bean. Also called Amish Knuttle, it’s a productive climber requiring support, producing small, bumpy pods and valued for its excellent taste, rich history with Native Americans and early settlers, and inclusion in the Slow Food Ark of Taste.
Key Characteristics
- Type: Heirloom Pole Bean (climber).
- Appearance: Small, square or oval seeds, creamy white with distinctive dark red/rose speckles or blotches.
- Pods: Short, bumpy, and flavorful when young.
- Flavor: Excellent, sweet, and nutty taste.
- Uses: Versatile; picked young as string beans (snap beans) or left to mature for dry beans in soups and stews.
- History: Believed to have arrived in North America on the Mayflower in 1620, a staple for Native Americans, and part of the Slow Food Ark of Taste.
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