Seed Information

Common Name: RUNNER BEAN - SCARLET
Scientific Name: Phaseolus coccineus

12 seeds

R55.00

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Description

• Perennial
• Scarlet runner bean is a tender herbaceous plant native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America, growing at higher elevations than the common runner bean.
• By the 1600’s it was growing in English and early American gardens as a food plant but now is more frequently grown as an ornamental for its showy sprays of flowers.
• Unlike regular green runner beans (P. vulgaris) this is a perennial species, although it is usually treated as an annual.
• It is a twining vine bearing striking scarlet flowers that attracts hummingbirds.
• Removing spent flowers will promote more flowers.

Culinary Uses

• The intense red flowers are edible, with a mild, sweet, somewhat “beany” flavor.
• They are excellent to use in salads and as garnishes.
• The young beans are also edible.
• Immature pods can be harvested before they become fibrous, and then steamed and eaten as you would any green bean.
• The pods have a rougher surface texture than we're accustomed to.

Parts Used

• The flowers and runner beans.

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