What is Runner bean?
{{Speciesbox|image=Feuerbohnen_-_Painted_Lady_-_Red_Knight.png|taxon=Phaseolus coccineus|authority=[[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]|synonyms={{collapsible list | {{plainlist | style = margin-left: 1em; text-indent: -1em; | * ''Lipusa formosa'' (Kunth) Alef. * ''Lipusa multiflora'' Alef. * ''Phaseolus flavescens'' Piper * ''Phaseolus formosus'' Kunth * ''Phaseolus griseus'' Piper * ''Phaseolus harmsianus'' Diels * ''Phaseolus leiosepalus'' Piper * ''Phaseolus multiflorus'' Lam. * ''Phaseolus multiflorus'' Willd. * ''Phaseolus obvallatus'' Schltdl. * ''Phaseolus polyanthus'' Greenm. * ''Phaseolus prorifirus'' M.E. Jones * ''Phaseolus striatus'' Brandegee * ''Phaseolus strigillosus'' Piper * ''Phaseolus superbus'' A.DC. * ''Phaseolus sylvestris'' Kunth * ''Phaseolus vulgaris'' var. ''coccineus'' L. }} }}|synonyms_ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=phaseolus+coccineus|title=The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species|access-date=2020-11-17|archive-date=2021-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308084641/http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=phaseolus+coccineus|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} [[File:Stick beans for sale on a UK greengrocer's market stall in August 2013.jpg|thumb|Fruit of the runner bean are commonly sold like this.]] The '''runner bean''' (''Phaseolus coccineus'') is a kind of [[bean]] commonly grown in [[Garden|gardens]]. It is also known as '''scarlet runner bean''' or '''multiflora bean'''. It is part of the [[Fabaceae]], which also contains other [[Legume|legumes]]. It may also be called '''butter bean''', but that name can also be used for the [[Lima bean]], which is a different [[species]]. The runner bean originally grew in South America. It was brought to Europe in the 17th century. Runner beans are more resistant to cold than [[Great northern bean|Great northern beans]]. For this reason, runner beans are commonly cultivated in Europe, also in higher altitudes. Today, the runner bean is either grown as an ornamental plants, or to get food. Usu