Was Bananas - now geophyte definition
Don Journet (Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:22:28 PST)

Yes, here in Victoria Australia I have grown Scarlet Runner beans over
several years and they do have a tuber like underground structure. The
frost knocks them right back to the roots but most regrew the following
spring.

Don Journet
Victoria
Australia

On 1/12/2011 6:31 AM, The Silent Seed wrote:

Maybe in the South ??? But never seen any kind of storage down below.
Has anyone ?

-----Original Message-----
From: Ina Crossley<klazina1@gmail.com>
To: Pacific Bulb Society<pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wed, Nov 30, 2011 8:57 am
Subject: Re: [pbs] Was Bananas - now geophyte definition

Scarlet runner beans can come up again year after year so must have a
food reservoir.

Ina

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Don Journet
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Australia
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