Florida Speckled Pole Lima Bean Seeds – Climbing Butter Beans

Grow rich, buttery shell beans with Florida Speckled pole lima bean seeds. This warm-season climbing variety produces buff-colored beans with maroon speckles and a creamy texture when cooked. Train the vines onto a sturdy support and enjoy the harvest in soups, stews, and satisfying side dishes.

Variety Highlights

• Variety: Florida Speckled.
• Crop: Pole lima bean, also known as a butter bean.
• Habit: Climbing vines that require support.
• Seed appearance: Buff with maroon speckles.
• Kitchen use: Fresh shelled or dried beans, cooked thoroughly before eating.
• Season: Warm-weather growing; described in the supplied variety information as suited to hot, humid climates.

Available Seed Packs

• 10 seeds
• Packet of 25 seeds
• 100 seeds

Select your preferred quantity before adding to cart. This listing is for planting seeds, not live plants or harvested beans.

Planting

Direct sow approximately 1–2 weeks after the last expected frost, once soil is reliably warmer than 65°F. Choose full sun and fertile, well-drained soil. Avoid cold, saturated seedbeds. Indoor starting is not recommended in the supplied directions.

Install a strong trellis, pole structure, or suitable climbing fence before vines develop. Allow enough space for growth and access to the pods. Exact sowing depth, spacing, and maturity timing are not supplied for this seed lot; follow any lot-specific directions provided with your seeds.

Care

Keep soil consistently moist without waterlogging it, especially during flowering and pod development. Guide young vines toward their support and feed according to soil needs and fertilizer directions. Adjust planting dates to local conditions rather than relying on fixed calendar months or a guaranteed late-season harvest.

Harvesting

For fresh shell beans, pick filled, bulging pods before they yellow and dry. Shell promptly and refrigerate until cooking. For dried beans, allow pods and beans to dry fully on the vine when weather permits, then shell and finish drying before storage.

Cooking and Storage

These are shell beans, not edible-pod snap beans. Discard the pods and cook harvested lima beans thoroughly before eating; do not eat them raw. Prepare dried beans using a suitable cooking method, including soaking where the recipe requires it.

Use cooked beans in soups, stews, or buttery side dishes. Refrigerate fresh shelled beans and use promptly. Store fully dried beans in a cool, dry place, and follow a tested recipe when preserving. Do not eat the planting seeds supplied in the packet.