Are Runner Bean Beans Edible? - GardenBanter.co.uk

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15-11-2007, 09:58 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

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Are Runner Bean Beans Edible?

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Dave Hill writes:
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| Runner beans and Kidney beans are the same thing just that Kidney bean
| refers to just the seed whilst runner bean /green beans refer to the
| immature pods.

Er, no. Runner beans are Phaseolus coccineus, and dwarf / French /
kidney / etc. beans are Phaseolus vulgaris. Different species.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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