scarlet runner
Phaseolus coccineus
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones7 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 12 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Orange
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Scarlet runner (Phaseolus coccineus) is a vegetable for borders, containers, food gardens, and pollinator gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows fast and can reach well over 5 feet tall, so give it a trellis. Orange blooms attract hummingbirds, bees, and birds.
Pairs well with Popcorn shoot, Celeriac, and Creeping thyme.
Native range
North America and Central America.