Full Sun
Moderate care
Moderate watering
Tender
H6-H1c
RHS hardiness
-20°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
3m | Max | 50cm |
1m | Min | 20cm |
2 years to reach maturity
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
This plant has no fragrance
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Runner Bean 'White Lady' Overview
The Runner Bean is similar to the common bean but differs in the way that it is a perennial that has fleshy rhizome roots. However, because it is frost tender it is often grown like an annual in the UK. Fast growing with striking scarlet flowers this plant is as much of an ornamental as it is a vegetable crop. 'White Lady' is a cultivar of Runner Bean that has been bred to provide excellent taste and in fact, came top in the RHS taste trials. The plant produces white flowers and stringless pods.
Common problems with Runner Bean 'White Lady'
Runner Bean 'White Lady' Companion Plants
How to harvest Runner Bean 'White Lady'
Harvest the immature green pods can be harvested from the plant by cutting them from the stem. Continuous harvesting encourages higher yields.
How to propagate Runner Bean 'White Lady'
Seed
Can be sown indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost in Spring or outside after the last frost. Plants will need staking or framework to climb once germinated. Sow 15-20cm apart.
Rhizomes
Rhizomes can be divided to propagate the plant during the spring in warm climates.
Special features of Runner Bean 'White Lady'
Attracts butterflies
Attracts bees
Attractive flowers
Crop rotation
Runner Beans are legumes and so they enrich the soil with Nitrogen.
Other uses of Runner Bean 'White Lady'
Edible
The immature bean pods can be used as a cooked vegetable.