Appaloosa bean

The Appaloosa bean is a cultivar bean variety of the species Phaseolus vulgaris.

Seed and plant characteristics

The Appaloosa Bean, plant grows up to tall, with the beans about a in length. The pods can be eaten as a fresh green bean. Front portion of the bean is ivory colored; the other end is speckled with dark purple–brown. The bean is named after the Appaloosa horses of the Nez [Perce people], which have a similar speckled black and white coloration.
The seed was cultivated near the Palouse River in Eastern Washington & Northern Idaho. It is a different cultivar from the New [Mexican Appaloosa], though both share similar coloration and are both named after the horse.