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In the United States, runner beans are undervalued as an edible crop and usually grown as ornamentals for their large, showy, often scarlet-colored flowers. American horticulturalist Fearing Burr recognized their eating qualities in his 1863 book\u00a0Field and Garden Vegetables of North America, stating \u201cits value as an esculent has not been generally appreciated.\u201d This remains true today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[286,285,281,284,33,282,287,283],"class_list":["post-4770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-varieties","tag-black-coat","tag-heirloom-varieties","tag-kelveldon-marvel","tag-painted-lady-improved","tag-runner-bean","tag-scarlet-runner","tag-seed-stories","tag-sunset-runner"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nQuintessentially British: The Unjustifiably Shunned Runner Bean - SeedSavers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In the United States, runner beans are prized for their ornamental value. 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