Strange things happening to my runner beans

Jeanetteann
by Jeanetteann
Instead of beans,there are little red pea like flowers. This has never happened before. Why is this so,or will I still get beans. The vines are growing quite well otherwise
  23 answers
  • Signe Knudsen Signe Knudsen on Feb 22, 2014
    The flowers become beans.
  • Luis Luis on Feb 22, 2014
    Bees will pollinate the flowers in order for you to have beans, without flowers there will be no beans.
  • Debbie B Cook Debbie B Cook on Feb 22, 2014
    If you saved them from last year's crop, it may be seeds from a cultivar that reverted back to one of the crosses it took to make the hybrid. Still pretty! ;)
  • Katie Katie on Feb 22, 2014
    Flowers=beans!
  • Douglas Hunt Douglas Hunt on Feb 22, 2014
    Many beans produce flowers that are actually quite showy. Enjoy yours, and the beans that will come after.
  • CeeJai CeeJai on Feb 22, 2014
    I love these plants - I grow them in purple, red, peach, and white... I believe the purple was one of President Thomas Jefferson's favorites ;)
  • Jeanetteann Jeanetteann on Feb 22, 2014
    Thank you everyone. I bought the packet of seeds this year and thought they were the same as last years,which didn't have red flowers. So now I am going to enjoy flowers and beans :)
  • Carole Carole on Feb 22, 2014
    If you have ever grown peas, you will know that they do the same, flowers first then comes the pea pods or in this case the beans. Enjoy the display and let nature take its course.
  • Love Digging in the Dirt Love Digging in the Dirt on Feb 22, 2014
    Love the plant beans or no beans!! Nice that you will have beans to enjoy after enjoying the flowers!
  • Jeanetteann Jeanetteann on Feb 23, 2014
    I feel so silly,It didn't occur to me that the beans are just the same as the ones I usually plant only red flowers instead of white. I saw the red and thought it was something different. :) the plant is lovely even without beans and so easy to grow too.
  • Kris Broughton Kris Broughton on Feb 23, 2014
    Your plants might have reverted to producing "scarlet runner beans". Wait until the flowers produce pods - and see what you get!
  • Kris Broughton Kris Broughton on Feb 23, 2014
    I just realized that your post said "runner beans" in the subject. Well - your beans are doing just that - they grow like they're "running" ( they will climb and prosper) and produce lots of red flowers because they are likely Scarlet Runner Beans.
  • Fenya Kashergen Fenya Kashergen on Feb 23, 2014
    looks like scarlet runner beans.
  • Jeanetteann Jeanetteann on Feb 23, 2014
    thank you,I planted the same beans last year and they had white flowers, then long green beans,so these through me with the red flowers. I feel a little silly now :)
  • Jeanetteann Jeanetteann on Feb 23, 2014
    Will do thanks Kris
  • Silvan Johnson Silvan Johnson on Feb 24, 2014
    Look like Sweet Pea that was growing on my property. Should be fine as long as you planted it....if it just popped up...be careful, it can be very invasive!
  • E4lizerd E4lizerd on Feb 24, 2014
    that's why I bought them..not that interested in that variety of bean! just love the showy flowers!
  • Mary Swanson Mary Swanson on Feb 28, 2014
    I have often grown these (scarlet runner beans) on a trellis because they are beautiful and can make nice shade if strategically placed.
  • Jeanetteann Jeanetteann on Feb 28, 2014
    They are pretty Mary. I planted them last year but the flowers were white and then green beans followed. I was thrown a bit when the red flowers appeared even though the packet of beans had a picture of green runner beans on the front.
  • CeeJai CeeJai on Mar 04, 2014
    Jeanetteann don't feel silly we are all humans... helping each other to grow our favorite things... I have mine on arches and trellises and the humming birds love them. I've never eaten the beans.
  • Jeanetteann Jeanetteann on Mar 04, 2014
    Oh they are so nice to eat CeeJai,I push them through a little shredder and stir fry them with spring onions and capsicum,then add a tin of crushed tomatoes and heat through. MMm just delicious,so hope these little lovelies reward me with lots of beans.
  • Marlene Wilson Marlene Wilson on Mar 05, 2014
    Your making me hungry,lol.