Red Climbing Bean from Spain - Butterfly Seeds, Hummingbirds, Edible, flowered all summer Bean Tipi
Latin name: Phaseolus coccineu s 'Scarlet Runner Red of Spain'
The vigorous vines are blanketed in red flowers throughout the summer, which attract hummingbirds and pollinators. Young pods can be eaten as a green bean.
Perfect for erecting a green climbing bean teepee as a plant hideout in the garden for the kids!
The seeds are huge and magnificent; they are pink marbled with black.
15 seeds
Sowing: As soon as the soil can be worked and the risk of frost has passed
Sowing depth: 2.5 cm
Germination time: 8-12 days at 18-24°C
Soil: Light, humus
Location: Sun
Spacing between plants: 15-20 cm
Distance between rows: 50 cm
Height at maturity: 40 to 80 cm
Maturity: 65 days