Planting can be made every four to six weeks to maintain a consistent volume. Back To Top Varieties Clemson Spineless is the standard, open pollinated variety that has been used for over 40 years. It is a uniform, spineless variety with dark green, smooth, round pods and requires 55 days from seeding to maturity. Annie Oakley is a hybrid, spineless variety with bright green, angular pods that produces nearly double the yield of standard varieties. It requires 53 to 55 days from seeding to maturity.
Seeds are considerably more expensive than open pollinated varieties.
Lee is a spineless variety with deep, bright green, angular pods. The plant is a semi dwarf type that requires 48 days to maturity. Clemson Spineless 80 is an open-pollinated selection from Clemson Spineless. It is more uniform, earlier and higher yielding than the original Clemson Spineless. Emerald was developed for the processing market with pods that may reach 8 to 9 inches long and still be tender.