In this article, you'll discover the proper scientific classification for various types of beans. You'll learn how botanists ...

A twining climber reaching 3m with green leaves. Scarlet flowers develop into long, straight runner beans. In the UK it is grown as a summer annual, lasting only one year.

A climbing bean with green trifoliate leaves and scarlet flowers loved by bees. Virtually self-fertile with improved pod-set even in hot dry summers.