This one made me do a double take

2026-05-02 17:46 UTC

From their site: ‘Also known as ‘Cherokee Black,’ this variety excels as both a snap and a dry bean; when mature, the 6” purple-tinged green pods encase shiny, jet-black seeds. This bean was shared with Seed Savers Exchange by the late Dr. John Wyche of Hugo, Oklahoma. His Cherokee ancestors carried the variety over the Trail of Tears, the infamous winter death march from the Smoky Mountains to Oklahoma (1838-39) that left a trail of 4,000 graves.’

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@pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-02 20:07

> His Cherokee ancestors carried the variety over the Trail of Tears, the infamous winter death march from the Smoky Mountains to Oklahoma (1838-39) that left a trail of 4,000 graves.’ Okay, I now understand the context behind the name, and I understand, but like. Printing that on a seed saver packet _really really really does not carry the necessary context for this to serve as the main name for this cultivar_

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@TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 2026-05-02 19:15

Who in the cinnamon toast fuck printed this without questioning it

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@Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-02 21:08

I have grown Trail of Tears beans (not from this company) but the pods are definitely purple

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@Gigi@kolektiva.social 2026-05-02 19:01

[@HootinNHollerin](https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/u/HootinNHollerin) Wild, mine grow in purple (with the same black seed). ![](https://kolektiva.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/506/523/481/184/882/original/54ae824c599951a2.jpg)

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@aramis87@fedia.io 2026-05-02 21:38

I've had Cherokee Black; I didn't know they had a different name!

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@TIN@feddit.uk 2026-05-02 19:29

I've had this in the UK, under the same name

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