| Description | Scarlet Runner Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) A pole bean with orange-red flower and edible beans. A tender perennial is often grown as an annual. |
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| Pronunciation | (fa-see-O-lus)(vul-GAR-is) |
| Plant Type | Annuals, Perennial Tender, Vines |
| Hardiness Zone | 8-11 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | The flowers are orange to orange-red. The edible flowers have a bean-like flavor and can be used in salads |
| Fruit | Burgundy and black mottled seeds. An edible dry fruit that does not split open when ripe. |
| Leaves | Dark green, heart-shaped trifoliate leaves with purple-tinged veins on the undersides. |
| Stems | The stems are twinning, non-supporting, and need to be staked. |
| Roots | Rorms tuberous roots. |
| Dimensions | over 10 feet |
| Maintenance | Needs a strong support structure for the plant. Removing the developing pods will encourage the plant to continue to flower. |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America, growing at higher elevations than the common bean |
| Cultivar Origin | It was in American gardens in the early 1600s. |
| Misc Facts | Grown by Thomas Jefferson. |
| Notes & Reference | #284-University of Wisconsin-Madison (hort.extension.wisc.edu), #274-Site Authors' observations and growing experiences of different cultivars of Runner Bean |
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