The asparagus bean (vigna unguiculata) is also known as….

Chinese longbean, dow guak, snake bean, or yardlong bean. A relative of the southern cowpea, produces long, thin, crunchy pods ranging up to 3’ but are better eating at 10-12”. A pole bean type that requires a trellis, likes warm weather, and needs a longer growing season than regular beans, at least 75 days of frost-free weather.