| Year Introduced: | 1947 |
| Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
| Country of Origin: | USA |
| Hybridizer or Originator: | Rodgers Brothers (Syngenta) |
| Days to harvest: | 70 |
| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Plant Height: | 4-5 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 12- 15 inches |
| Uses: | Vegetable |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | Nitrogen fixer |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Sow in situ |
| Pollinators: | Self |
| Awards and Recognitions: | AAS (All-America Selection®): 1948 National |
| Parentage: | Thomas Laxton X World's Record |
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