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Fabaceae
Runner bean
Phaseolus coccineus
Also known as Phaseolus striatus, Phaseolus coccineus var. purpurascens, Lipusa multiflora var. bicolor, Phaseolus coccineus var. strigillosus
Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Climbing Bean · Vegetable Garden · Edible Pod · Legume · Trellis Plant · Scarlet Flowers · Pollinator Friendly · Cool Season · Cottage Garden
Runner bean is a vigorous, easy-to-grow climbing legume that thrives in full sun to partial shade with moist, fertile soil. Provide a sturdy trellis or poles at planting time, as vines can reach 10 feet or more. Its striking scarlet flowers attract hummingbirds and pollinators, while the long, tender pods are harvested for fresh eating throughout summer.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water regularly to keep soil moist, especially during flowering and pod development · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -10°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 6a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Amur, Assam, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, India
- Attracts
- Bees, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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