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 > -- Don Journet 34 Mc Crae Street, Maddingley Victoria 3340 Australia +61 3 5367 1432