Phaseolus coccineus 'Butler'
Runner bean 'Butler'
Phaseolus Phaseolus
'Butler' _ 'Butler' is a self-fertile perennial climber, often treated as an annual, with coral to red flowers, usually starting in early summer, and long, smooth, fleshy, stringless, edible pods usually ready for harvest in midsummer.
Phaseolus coccineus 'Butler' is: Deciduous
Strongly scented flowers.
Climbing
Red in Summer
Grey-green in Summer
Aphids , Bean seed fly , Pea and bean weevil , Seed beetle , Slugs , Snails , Thrips Aphids , Bean seed fly , Pea and bean weevil , Seed beetle , Slugs , Snails , Thrips
Chocolate spot , Downy mildew , Foot and root rot , Halo blight , Powdery mildew Chocolate spot , Downy mildew , Foot and root rot , Halo blight , Powdery mildew
Shade will be cast by these tall, dense plants. Provide strong, rigid support for growing stems. In growth, ensure plants twine around canes. Remove the growing point once the plant has reached the top of the supports. Harvest is dependent upon sowing tim
Starts seed early under glass or in a cold frame in mid-spring. Or, sow in late spring, 2 seeds 5cm deep, 20cm apart with 60cm between rows.
Seed
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Phaseolus coccineus 'Butler' (Runner bean 'Butler') will reach a height of 3m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Flower Arranging, Wallside and trellises
Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or light shade in ground where beans were not grown the previous year. Incorporate well-rotted manure before planting & apply a general purpose fertilizer one week before planting. Feed every 2 wks
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Phaseolus coccineus 'Butler'
Runner bean 'Butler'
Phaseolus Phaseolus
'Butler' _ 'Butler' is a self-fertile perennial climber, often treated as an annual, with coral to red flowers, usually starting in early summer, and long, smooth, fleshy, stringless, edible pods usually ready for harvest in midsummer.
Deciduous
Strongly scented flowers.
Climbing
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Red in Summer
Grey-green in Summer
Aphids , Bean seed fly , Pea and bean weevil , Seed beetle , Slugs , Snails , Thrips
Chocolate spot , Downy mildew , Foot and root rot , Halo blight , Powdery mildew
Shade will be cast by these tall, dense plants. Provide strong, rigid support for growing stems. In growth, ensure plants twine around canes. Remove the growing point once the plant has reached the top of the supports. Harvest is dependent upon sowing tim
Starts seed early under glass or in a cold frame in mid-spring. Or, sow in late spring, 2 seeds 5cm deep, 20cm apart with 60cm between rows.
Seed
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Phaseolus coccineus 'Butler' (Runner bean 'Butler') will reach a height of 3m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Flower Arranging, Wallside and trellises
Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or light shade in ground where beans were not grown the previous year. Incorporate well-rotted manure before planting & apply a general purpose fertilizer one week before planting. Feed every 2 wks
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Phaseolus coccineus 'Butler' (Runner bean 'Butler')
Prodiplosis longifila
Insect
Absent
3
5
Polyphagous gall midge present in the Americas; where it causes damage to outdoor and glasshouse crops. Europe-wide PRA will consider its potential to establish and cause damage.
Phaseolus coccineus 'Butler' (Runner bean 'Butler')
Cassava whitefly; Cotton whitefly; Sweet potato whitefly; Tobacco whitefly
Bemisia tabaci non-European populations
Insect
Absent
2
5
Non-European populations of Bemisia tabaci pose an additional risk to European populations due to the potential for introducing non-European viruses.
Phaseolus coccineus 'Butler' (Runner bean 'Butler')
Cassava whitefly; Cotton whitefly; Sweet potato whitefly; Tobacco whitefly
Bemisia tabaci European populations
Insect
Absent
2
4
The UK has a protected zone in place for this pest which helps to mitigate the risk of entry and establishment. An EFSA opinion is currently being discussed at the EU Annexes Working Group which recommends further strengthening of the regulation.
Our plants are under greater threat than ever before. There is increasing movement of plants and other material traded from an increasing variety of sources. This increases the chances of exotic pests arriving with imported goods and travellers, as well as by natural means. Shoot is working with Defra to help members to do their part in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive risks.
Traveling or importing plants? Please read "Don't risk it" advice here
Suspected outbreak? Click here for contact details to report to the relevant authority.
Date updated: 7th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/
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Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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