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One of the earliest harvestable, climbing varieties. The pod is quite short. Finally, the most striking feature of this variety: the beautiful, salmon-pink blossoms! The beautiful vegetable garden….
Runner beans are very hardy beans; use the climbing varieties as a windbreak for common snap beans; picked young, they are at least as tasty. If the beans hang too long, the individual beans (seeds) can be shelled. These are known as 'potato beans'. Runner beans are also quite resistant to salty wind.
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Latin: Phaseolus coccineus, or Phaseolus multiflorus
Dutch: Pronkbonen (Runner Beans)
Also known as: Aardappelboontje (Potato Bean)
English: Runner Bean
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