Painted Lady Runner Bean (Phaseolus coccineus)

Bright, bicolored scarlet and white buds make this runner bean a pollinator favorite. Long cultivated in Central America, Painted Lady promises substantial, sweet-tasting seeds well suited for freezing, canning, or drying. Edible young pods.

• 15 seeds minimum
• Germination: 7-21 days
• Maturity: 65-70 days
• Direct sow 1-1 ½” deep in full sun after danger of frost has passed. Beans need soil temperatures between 75-85° F to sprout.