annual vegetable
Scarlet Runner bean
A dual-purpose ornamental and edible vine for trellises and tepees.
Growing Profile
- Hardiness
- Zones 3a-9a
- Sun
- full
- Soil
- loam, clay
- Water
- medium
- Goals
- Vegetables & herbs, Pollinators & wildlife, Curb appeal & color
Harvest & Use
pods and edible flowers all summer
Useful search phrase: Scarlet Runner bean seeds.
Plant Relationships
Plant guild High
Corn, climbing beans, and squash can work as a warm-season guild when spacing, timing, and fertility are managed carefully.
Companion Medium
Warm-season vegetables benefit from nearby flower strips that keep bloom and insect activity close to the crop bed.