What are good companion plants for Runner Bean?

Good companion plants for Runner Bean (Phaseolus coccineus) include Abelmoschus esculentus, Beta vulgaris cicla, Carrot, Common Grape Vine, Common Sunflower, Cucumis sativus, Kale, Lactuca sativa, Marjoram, Maximilian Sunflower, Potato, Strawberry, Strawberry, and Zea mays.

What should you not plant with Runner Bean?

Avoid planting Runner Bean (Phaseolus coccineus) next to Allium ampeloprasum, Chives, and Garlic.

Runner Bean

Phaseolus coccineus

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	1-12 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	3.0
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Annual, Perennial
Growth	Fast
Seed viability	3-5 years
Uses
Utility	Nitrogen fixer
Edible	true
Edible parts	Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seed, Seedpod
Names
Alternate name	Scarlet runner, scarlet runner bean, scarlet conqueror, fire bean, mammoth, red giant phaseolus coccineus ssppolyanthus (cache bean)
Taxonomy
Family	Fabaceae or leguminosae
Origin and spread
Native to	Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá
Introduced into	Alabama, Amur, Assam, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Ethiopia, India, Inner Mongolia, Jawa, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Manchuria, Nepal, New Guinea, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Pakistan, Primorye, Rwanda, South European Russi, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Wake I., West Himalaya
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