Scarlet Emperor Runner Bean Seeds

Phaseolus coccineus

Grown on Ophidian Farms - always organic!

50-60 days. The scarlet runner is a beautiful vine plant that produces beans, as well as small, red, heart-shaped flowers. These flowers attract Hummingbirds. This plant is often used as an ornamental plant and the vines can easily reach 10 feet in height on your trellis.  Old favorite English runner bean have good-yielding large pods which contain deep purple beans speckled with red or lavender when mature. Pods have a rich, delicious flavor, which is stronger than conventional green beans and should be picked when short, between 4-6 inches, and used as snap beans. When mature, the dried bean seed can be cooked like dried common bean seed. Also known as Scarlet conqueror, fire bean, mammoth, red giant, scarlet emperor & white Dutch runner.

Heirloom, open-pollinated, organically-grown seeds.

Botanical Names: Phaseolus coccineus
Family: Fabaceae
Common Names: Scarlet Emperor, Scarlet Conqueror
Life Cycle: Annual
Plant Type: Vining Bean

Auction is for 1 packet = 30 seeds

Germination rate = 89 %

Harvested fresh in fall of 2020, for sale through 2021!


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