Propagation: Bean flower without stamens and pistils?

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  1. Joseph Lin

    Joseph Lin Active Member 10 Years

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    I have planted green pole beans successfully before.

    I planted these green beans in early May. I harvested only 4 normal beans two days ago.

    But I found that most of the flowers (around 1 cm long) have black and dry petals without stamens and pistils.

    I pulled out the bud (or seed) and took a closer look as shown in my attachment.

    Are they normal, or they are infected?
     

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  2. vitog

    vitog Contributor 10 Years

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    Those look like Scarlet Runner beans, which I've been growing for many years. The first flowers and flower spikes are always sterile, but I haven't looked at them closely to see if they lack stamens and pistils. I wouldn't worry about them unless they've been flowering longer than a few weeks and continue not to produce any usable beans.
     
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