Just got myself some yin yang snap bean seeds to try out. Look at the seeds! All of them sport a patch of black and white. There are black spots in the white regions and white spots in the black regions. Isn’t that interesting and we get a complete Taosim “Tai Ji” symbol on a bean seed!
They look too good to be planted! From the seed packet’s description, this variety is a bush bean, which means it can be grown comfortably in pots. I reckon the actual plant and bean pods will look like any other snap bean plants.
Phaseolus vulgaris ‘Yin Yang’ (description from Suttons Seeds):
“Yin Yang’s delicious pods can be eaten young or left to dry revealing stunning black and white beans which can be cooked in soups and casseroles. They are also extremely ornamental. The French bean, from South America, was introduced to Europe during the Spanish conquest.”
Hi Wilson! Did you end up growing and eating these beans? We were quite successful: http://plangarden.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/first-year-success-with-dry-shelling-beans/
BTW, I used to live near East Coast Park in mid-90′s (Telok Kurau)
– Gigi