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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 6-8 ft.
Plant Spread: 8-10 ft.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Red and White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Flowers
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Days to germinate: 1 to 2 weeks
Depth to plant seed: Sow at a depth of approximately 1 inch
Sow in situ
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Not suitable for containers

Image
Common names
  • Runner Bean

Photo Gallery
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2022-07-16
Location: Mid Columbia Gardens
Date: 2011-09-27
  • Uploaded by psa
Location: all photos from my garden
Location: Olympia, WA
Date: 6/2013
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2015-06-29

Date: 2011-07-16
A young bean
Photo by robertduval14

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
  • Uploaded by Joy

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 6/12/2011
'Pained Lady' runner bean
Location: My Yard
Date: 2015-06-25
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2011-11-08
dried beans
Location: Home
Date: 2011-10-22
Seed pods (foreground)
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2011-10-11
Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Oct 16, 2011 5:30 PM concerning plant:
    Prolific, pole-type Heirloom variety grown since the early 1800s. Produces a good crop of beans that can reach up to 12" long. Very flavorful. Approximately 80 days to harvest.

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