I think you must have your beans mixed up.

The name "Scarlet Runner" is the name that applies to phaseolus coccineus.
Phaselos from greek for bean and coccineus is 'scarlet' in Latin..


Not really! The Scarlet Runner is a cultivar of P. coccineus ( runner beans).
Others include Hammond, Goliath, Prize Winner, Painted Lady, White Dutch Runner
, ... The point is that it has different climatic requirements from the common
varieties of pole , bush, shell, beans which are cultivars of P. vugaris.