Attractive red and white bi-coloured flowers on dwarf bushy plants, create a stunning feature plant in patio containers.
Decorative and productive. Summer cropping. A good source of vitamin C, folic acid, iron, and fibre. Perfect for growing in containers. Produces a good yield of tasty, slim, straight, stringless 8” beans over a long period. Very disease resistant and easy to grow. Hestia is the runner bean for gardeners with limited space and a love of bright colour!
Thin: 2 - 3 Plants Together 8 - 12” Apart with Rows Spaced 24” Apart
Height: 16 - 24” Tall
Days to Harvest: 60 -75 Days
Transplant: April 16 - June 15
Harvest: June 16 - August 16
Transplant Fall: August 1 - 16
Harvest Fall: September 16 - October 31
How to Grow
Transplantings into the ground can be made once all risk of frost has passed onwards. Alternatively, plant direct into containers filled with a good potting compost and grow on a sunny patio. Makes an attractive and productive container surrounded by pots of flowers on a sunny patio. Water regularly during dry weather.
Harvest and Preserving Tips
Regular picking is essential - the more you pick, the more they produce. Runner beans are at their best when fresh, young, and tender. They should be harvested when the pods are less than full length, snap easily and while the seeds are still small and pale in colour.
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