Flowering Vine Scarlet Runner Beans produce a full leaved vine with brilliant scarlet flowers. The beautiful flowers are sure to attract hummingbirds to your garden. This vigorous climbers is excellent for covering fences, arbors, and poles. When picked early, the beans are very tender and tasty. Latin Name: Phaseolus coccineus Seed Type: Heirloom Online Code: 140096 Product Weight: 15 grams / approximately 12-15 seeds Plant Type: Vegetable Flavor: Creamy texture with a savory, very nutty, almost meaty flavor Bloom Color: Red Grows Best In: Full Sun Bloom Period: July to Frost Growth Habit: Vine Days to Seed Germination: 6 to 14 days Seed Planting Depth: 5 cm (2") Seed Spacing: 10 cm (4") Plant Spacing: 15-20 cm (6-8") Growing Height: 2-3 m (6-10') Planting Instructions: Sow seeds when the soil is warm and all danger of frost is past. Pick early and often to encourage production. Sow every 2 weeks until 8 weeks before fall frost. How To Grow: Bean Flowering Vine Scarlet Runner Suggestions: Harvesting the delicious young beans encourages flowering. Preparation Ideas: Rinse beans under water. Dry and cut off both ends of beans. Snip beans into 1" pieces. Place beans into large frying pan and add enough water to cover beans. Bring water to boil. Reduce heat, cover the pan and simmer beans until fork tender. Drain beans and add butter, salt and pepper and any other spices you desire.