Description
Add beauty and flavor to your garden with 'Scarlet Emperor' runner beans. These 4'–7' vines produce clusters of vibrant red, edible flowers that attract hummingbirds while doubling as a stunning living screen. The flattened, dark green pods are best enjoyed young as snap beans or shelled for green or dried beans when mature. Versatile and eye-catching, 'Scarlet Emperor' is perfect for gardeners seeking a dual-purpose plant that enhances their landscape and table.
This packet sows up to 10 feet or one 4-foot diameter teepee. See inside packet for instructions on how to build a bean teepee. 20 seeds.
Variety Info:
Botanical Name: Phaseolus coccineus
Days to Maturity: 75 days
Family: Fabaceae
Native: Mexico and South America
Hardiness: Perennial in USDA zones 10 and warmer; otherwise grown as an annual.
Plant Dimensions: 4'-7' long vines
Variety Information: When young, 4″-6″ long, flattened, dark green; used as snap bean. When mature, up to 12″ long pods used for shelling.
Type: Runner bean
Attributes: Attracts Hummingbirds
Sowing Info:
When to Sow Outside: 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 65°F, ideally 70°-85°F. Successive Sowings: Every 7 to 14 days up to 80 days before your average first fall frost date. NOTE: In very hot summer areas, skip sowing as high heat approaches; temperatures consistently above 90°F will prevent beans from forming.
When to Start Inside: Not recommended; bean seedlings are sensitive to root disturbance.
Days to Emerge: 6 – 12 days
Seed Depth: 1″
Seed Spacing: 1 seed every 6″
Row Spacing: 36″
Thinning: Not required
Growing Info:
Harvesting: Snap beans are ready to pick when the pod “snaps” or breaks in half cleanly. This is when the Scarlet Emperor Seeds have just begun to form and the pods are several inches long (depending on the variety). Hold stem with one hand and the pod with the other hand to avoid pulling off branches, which will continue to produce. Harvesting early and often will stimulate flower production for more beans. At season's end, plants are great compost material if they are disease-free.
