FREE: Scarlet Runner Bean ~ Attracts Hummingbirds ~ Edible Landscape

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Phaseolus coccineus

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The runner bean or scarlet runner bean since most varieties have red flowers and multicolored seeds, though some have white flowers and white seeds, is a plant in the Fabaceae family. Runner beans have also been called "Oregon Lima Bean" and in Nahuatl "ayocotl" or in Spanish "ayocote". It differs from the common bean in several respects: the cotyledons stay in the ground during germination, and the plant is a perennial vine with tuberous roots (though it is usually treated as an annual). This species originated from the mountains of Central America.

The vine can grow to two meters or more in length, the green pods are edible whole before they become fibrous, and the seeds can be used fresh or as dried beans. The starchy roots are still eaten by Central American Indians. In the UK, the flowers are often ignored, or treated as an attractive bonus to cultivating the plant for the beans, whereas in the US the scarlet runner is widely grown for its attractive flowers by people who would never think of eating it.

The flower is known as a favourite of Hummingbirds.

Just like Kidney beans, Runner beans needs special care before consuming. They contain traces of the poisonous lectin, Phytohaemagglutinin, found in common beans and hence must be thoroughly cooked before consumption.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaseolus_coccineus

http://www.eattheweeds.com/scarlet-runner-bean/

Annual
Open Pollinated
Climbing
Full Sun

Height: 4 -15 ft.
Days to Maturity: 61 to 70 days

Bloom Color: Red-Orange

Sow indoors before last frost/direct sow after last frost

10 HUGE seeds
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