Bean, Runner/Pole - Scarlet Runner

The Scarlet Runner Pole Bean is just about as traditional a vegetable you can grow in your garden. Named for its showy red hummingbird attractors (flowers) it puts out on 6'-8' vines that will grow on fences, trellises, and yes, poles. This high-yielding runner bean produces foot-long pods with speckled red-purple beans, but pick them sooner for best flavor. Tolerates heat and drought, and doesn’t mind cool nights. Easy to grow Heat tolerant Long pods up to 8"-12” Eat fresh, shelled, or dried SEED PLANTING TIPS Botanical name: Phaseolus coccineus Depth to plant seeds: 1" deep Spacing between plants: 5" apart Spacing between rows: 18"-24" apart Days to germinate (sprout): 8-14 days Germination soil temps: 70F-85F Soil needs: 6.0-7.0 pH Sun needs: Full sun Frost hardy: No Planting season: Spring, summer # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 4 plants per sq. ft. Days to maturity: 65-75 days Click here to view our full Bean grow guide Good companion plants: Cucumber, Pea, Rosemary, Thyme, T