Description

A staple of Latin American and Caribbean cuisine, Midnight Black Turtle is the quintessential black bean—compact, productive, and richly flavored. Bushy plants reach about 18–24 inches tall, producing clusters of 4–5 inch pods filled with glossy, jet-black beans that dry evenly and store exceptionally well.

The beans cook to a tender, creamy texture while retaining their shape, delivering a deep, earthy flavor with subtle sweetness. Perfect for soups, burritos, rice dishes, and classic black bean stews, they hold their color and firmness even after long cooking.

A descendant of traditional heirloom black beans cultivated for centuries in the Americas, Midnight Black Turtle has become a standard for home gardens and small farms alike. Reliable, early-maturing, and highly nutritious, it combines heritage flavor with modern performance—proof that some classics simply can’t be improved upon.