Scarlet Runner

Scarlet Runner Bean (70 days) P. coccineus Climbing beans often grown as a ornamental for their brilliant blossoms that attract hummingbirds. It bears large, showy sprays of bright scarlet flowers against green, heart-shaped foliage, followed by loads of slender pods about 8" long. Rapid climbers needing trellises, fences or poles; will grow to 18'. Runner beans are native to Mexico and Central America where they thrive in cool and humid upland terrain. Can be eaten either as snap or shell (95 days) beans. Beans are edible and delicious when young. Keep pods picked for continuous bloom. Edible Flowers: The flowers offer a mild and sweet flavor. Use them to garnish or in salads, soups, and desserts. Beautifully mottled purple and black seeds. Heirloom variety that is one of the oldest runner beans in existence. known as early as 1750 according to Miller's Dictionary, grown in 1791 by Thomas Jefferson and listed in America as early as 1822 by Thorburn. ~28 seeds/oz.