Varieties
Varieties of Runner bean
Which variety suits you depends on site, space and taste. Here are the Runner bean varieties with their particulars.
- ‘Preisgewinner’Probably the best known runner bean in the German speaking world and a dependable classic for fences and pergolas.
- ‘Scarlet Emperor’An English classic from the early 20th century that has long been at home in German gardens as well.
- ‘Weiße Riesen’A white flowered runner bean that you can use young as a green pod as well as fully ripe as a plump white dry bean.
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