Phaseolus coccineus
Red bean
Common names: Showy bean, Caterpillar bean, Turkish bean
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Description
The red bean (Phaseolus coccineus) is prized for its bright red flowers that attract bumblebees and honeybees, making it both ornamental and productive. Its large, marbled seeds are a salad classic in Austria. It tolerates slightly cooler sites better than the common garden bean and can be grown as a perennial if the tuber is wintered frost‑free.
Care instructions
Set up a tall, sturdy trellis and plant the large seeds around mid‑May (week 20) about 4 cm deep at the base of the stakes. The red bean requires more water than other beans—water thoroughly during dry periods, otherwise the flowers will drop. Harvest the pods young as a vegetable bean or allow them to fully dry for marbled dry beans.
Companion planting
Diseases & pests
4 relevantFrom the knowledge base, automatically linked by affected species.
Colletotrichum lindemuthianum
Colletotrichum lindemuthianum
Uromyces appendiculatus
Uromyces appendiculatus
Tetranychus urticae
Tetranychus urticae
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Varieties
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