Sweet alyssum flowers spring through fall, attracting beneficial insects all season long. Plants benefit from afternoon shade in warm Southern climates. Plant as a groundcover beneath beans and ...

Vanilla vines take two to four years to fully mature, and their flowers only bloom for one day of the year. In order for the plants to produce beans, they have to be pollinated that day.

Runners should be watered particularly heavily, twice a week in dry weather, both when the flower buds appear and once they're open. Mulch around beans to help keep moisture in the soil when the ...