Hi Deb, nice seeing you. How many Hyacinth Bean seeds do you want? I have at least 50 seeds. I'm interested in your seeds except common milkweed ( have lots) and yellow mullien, mostly want moss rose. Let me know what you think? Bea

The beans and leaves look like a purple variety of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). They should be good enough to pick.. I've already picked and eaten all of my Kentucky Wonder Beans and have some seed saved for next year. The leaves of long beans aren't as wide and have less texture... The long bean pods don't have that sharp point at the bottom and they look more like worms to me.

Personally, I don't think your 'Jacob's Cattle' beans are crossed. I am growing a bean similar to 'Jacob's Cattle' but larger and they are also producing a lot of solid red beans, or beans with just a touch of mottling. I think it is due to excessive fertility of the soil or too much rain or hot temperatures during key development periods or any combination of those things.

Hi, It is difficult to tell from your photo the true color you may be seeing though you do have 3 types there. The big one is definitely a red/maroon of some sort. I have an assortment of Castor bean seeds and all the red ones have an earth red tone to them as the big one appears in the photo. The green ones have a greenish cast to them. Your smaller ones look the same browninsh tone on my screen though one is whiter, I'm betting the green ones are whiter ones. If you plant them in pots, as soon as they sprout, you'll be able to tell which is which. Remy