Variety profile
Red bean ‚Scarlet Emperor’
Phaseolus coccineus · Fabaceae
- Ripening
- mittel
- Harvest
- Week 29 to 38
- Vigour
- stark
- Growth habit
- Stange
- Origin
- England
- Introduced
- 1906
- Open-pollinated
- Yes
- Heritage variety
- Yes
- Use
- Kochen, Frisch, Einlegen
- Disease resistance
- Bohnenmosaikvirus: mittel
About this variety
Machine-translated, may contain errors.
An English classic from the early 20th century that has long been at home in German gardens as well. The intensely scarlet flowers make it one of the most beautiful runner beans there is, almost an ornamental plant in its own right. The pods grow long and broad; pick them young while they are still tender, because they turn stringy as they mature. Robust, early and bearing over many weeks if you pick regularly.
Strong and aromatic in flavour, pleasantly meaty and never tough when picked young.
Care and diseases
Soil, feeding, pruning, companion planting and diseases apply to every variety of this species alike. You will find the full guidance on the species page.
All care notes for Red bean