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Originally Posted by GrowingCoastal
I have just a few purple runner bean plants this year. When I searched I found two more varieties in addition to the Aeron Purple Star. The one I have is blooming a light purple flower while the APS has a scarlet flower. I'm trying to narrow down which one I have and will have to wait a few days to see what the bean looks like to compare. They are starting now.
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There are a lot of purple podded common beans; chances are that the purple flowered bean is one of those, rather than a true runner bean. The racemes of true runner beans (
P. coccineus) also tend to be dense & indeterminate, as opposed to the smaller racemes of common beans.
The fact that pole beans in general are often colloquially referred to as "runner beans" is a source of constant confusion.
