Talk:Phaseolus coccineus

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"Runner beans are best sliced using a small tool which also removes the sides (the strings) on varieties that have them. If you want to freeze runner beans blanch them for a couple of minutes, plunge into iced water and freeze as soon as possible. Tasty with mushrooms." isnt encyclopedic Wolfmankurd 17:24, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

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Pole bean redirect seems inappropriate
I don't think that "Pole Bean" most appropriately redirects here. In my experience, the term is most often used for the pole varieties of Phaseolus vulgaris, and therefore seems more appropriately directed to the Green Bean page. But I don't know how to alter redirects, nor do I feel that I understand the etiquette well enough to do it. Opinion?

ChickenWings (talk) 04:54, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

I second what ChickenWings has said. Pole beans as grown in gardens are not the same as scarlet runner beans (for one thing, they're not poisonous!).

--X4096 (talk) 03:47, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Most beans are poisonous when raw.
The runner bean page used to imply that only runners have lectins, but actually the 'fatal foods' reference opens with, “Less than half a dozen kidney beans (phaseolus vulgaris) can make you as sick as a parrot. Surprised? ….” It explains how cooking removes lectins, then says, "Even green beans, such as French or runner beans, contain a small amount of lectins and should not be eaten raw.". Bsplendens (talk) 01:30, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Use in Greek and Iraqi cuisine
There was material in the article about the use of this species in Greek an Iraqi cuisine with a "citation needed" template. No citation had been provided for over 6 months so I've removed the information. In the case of Greek cuisine, it was contrary to the Greek Wikipedia article Φασολιά, which says that ελέφαντες are P. vulgaris, not this species. Peter coxhead (talk) 14:00, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

Edits
This article has grown a lot over the years. In particular, the lead has grown too long. I will edit, though not remove anything important.Herbivore (talk) 18:00, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

1978
"In the US, in 1978, the scarlet runner was widely grown for its attractive flowers primarily as an ornamental." Specifically, only in 1978? Why so? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.68.175.92 (talk) 04:33, 21 October 2019 (UTC)

Japanese runner
We need the help of a Japanese speaker. I do not know the name of the Japanese runner. I have found it on the American websites given as "Shinshu" = new variety, "Akahana" = red flower, "mame" = bean, "fujimame" = wisteria bean (according to Google translate). That's why I left it on the page as 'Japanese runner', sold under the names of Shinshu or Akahana. I added this cultivar because many people confuse it with the Scarlet runner because trey look the same in pictures. But in reality, the Akahana is twice as big. At least. I have grown both and currently growing only Akahana because it attracts more humming birds (my own experience, so no mentioning on the page because I have no "external reference". Can you self reference?).


 * If we don't find a Japanese speaker to set us straight, I propose to name it Akahana, since I have found more references to this name than Shinshu. WikiUser70176 (talk) 17:14, 16 April 2023 (UTC)