Description

Phaseolus coccineus

Bean ‘Scarlet Runner’ is also called ‘seven year bean’. Perennial climber, needs support, strong trellis or fence. Pretty red flowers. Can be grown in ornamental garden. Harvest young as green bean or let pods mature on vine for dry beans. Depending on climate, may die down over winter but will appear again next winter. In wet conditions or boggy soil, this bean will rot.