Harvest when young for delicious green beans or wait until they become plump as shell beans, or harvest when dry. Combining the productivity of pole beans and the gourmet style of 'haricot verts' or filet green beans, Emerite passes muster with the most discriminating gardener. The vines produce heavy clusters of pods over a long period of time. Exquisite amethyst flowers grace the vines early in the season. Beans are white.
Plants are vigorous and strong and tolerant of adverse weather conditions.
Best simply sauteed in butter and served fresh. This is truly a revolution in the Filet Bean market. Maxibel is the first full size filet to be stringless. With a long harvest period, these are the perfect gourmet filet for the home garden. Extremely heat and drought tolerant, Tepary beans were being grown as early as 5000 B.C. at Tehuacan in Mexico.