🫘 Scarlet Runner Bean
Phaseolus coccineus
vegetables
perennial vine (annual in cold)
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
moderate
🗺️ Zones
[7,8,9,10,11]
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
well-drained, rich
📏 Spacing
6-8 inches
📐 Height
climbing 8-15 ft
⏱️ Maturity
65-75 days (young pods); 90-100 (dry beans)
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (6)
Three sisters; beans climb corn
Squash shades soil beneath climbing beans
Living trellis for runner beans; hummingbirds pollinate both
⚠️ Keep Apart (1)
Alliums inhibit bean growth and nitrogen fixation
📝 Growing Notes
Three crops in one: a vegetable (young pods), a protein (dried beans), and a flower (scarlet blooms that hummingbirds fight over). More cold-tolerant than common beans , can be planted earlier. The dried beans are stunning , purple-black with magenta speckles.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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