Seed Savers Exchange - Sunset Runner Bean

A flowering bean with unique salmon-pink blossoms; esteemed as a vegetable or as an ornamental climber. Produces abundant crops of flavorful beans throughout the season. Excellent for freezing.

• 60-65 days
• Conventional
• Pole bean
• Salmon-pink blossoms
• Beans are black and speckled with purple edges
• Ornamental and edible
• Highly productive

This variety works for:

• Fresh eating
• Baking
• Roasting
• Soups
• Freezing
• Ornamental

As your runner beans are maturing, you can either prepare the young pods or shell them and toss the fresh seeds into salads with mint, feta, and hulled corn. You can also add the flowers to salads or use them as a garnish.

If you grow your runner beans as dry beans, try adding them to spicy Moroccan stews or Asian curries as the flavor of the bean will hold up well. They even work in chili recipes.