Tropical Zone Gardening: Saving my Caracalla vine, 1 by PudgyMudpies

PudgyMudpies wrote:
I plant my seed every January, these are not annuals, I just plant more seed every year to give the plants away. They always bloom and seed first year when I do this in January. They start blooming here in zone 9 in August and continue blooming and setting seed until the first freeze when I go out and pick all the bean pods and dry inside in a paper sack. Once the freeze hits, they start wilting back until they are just sad little stems, and thats it until Spring when it starts warming up and they send up shoots from the roots. I don't know what zone you are in, but if you are in zone 10 or above I doubt they would even die back. In which case you could let the bean pods dry naturally on the vine.
Here is a picture of the green bean pods. Hope that helps. I long ago decided this is my favorite plant in the garden, I could not imagine a year going by without smelling that glorious fragrance. :~)
Donna