Bean Climbing 'Scarlet Runner'
Bean Climbing 'Scarlet Runner' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Scarlet Runner' syn. 'Seven Year' bean is an heirloom variety with long, flat dark green pods with good eating qualities. An added attraction is the scarlet flowers. It can be treated as a perennial, shooting back from the rootstock every year. Best for cooler areas, it may fail to flower and bear well in warmer areas. Sow in temperate areas from spring to early summer. Days to harvest: 65.
Product: Bean Climbing 'Scarlet Runner'
Product type: SEED (30)
Botanical name: Phaseolus coccineus
Scarlet Runner' syn. 'Seven Year' is an ornamental, heirloom bean with pretty scarlet flowers; the pods are long, flat and dark green. The seeds are a beautiful mottled purple and black that are good as a dried bean. It can be treated as a perennial, shooting back from the rootstock every year. Best for cooler areas, it may fail to flower and bear well in warmer areas.
Plant type: Perennial climbing bean
Plant height: Grows to 2.5 m; requires a trellis
Sow when: Beans are frost tender; germinate best at 18 - 25°C; seed will rot in cold, wet soil
Temperate: Spring to early summer
Subtropical: Unsuitable
Tropical: Unsuitable
Germination: 4 - 10 days
Depth: 2 - 4 cm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Direct into garden bed
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, pH 6.2 - 7
Details: Water well once after sowing seed and then do not water again until seedlings appear
Harvest: 65 days (fresh), 115 days (dried); pick daily, early in the morning for the best flavour
30 seeds per packet
Phaseolus coccineus
Perennial climbing bean
Bean Climbing 'Scarlet Runner'
Scarlet Runner' syn. 'Seven Year' bean is an heirloom variety with long, flat dark green pods with good eating qualities. An added attraction is the scarlet flowers. It can be treated as a perennial, shooting back from the rootstock every year. Best for cooler areas, it may fail to flower and bear well in warmer areas. Sow in temperate areas from spring to early summer. Days to harvest: 65.