Instructions. 1  Presoak the Beans: 6 to 8 hours before you cook the beans, dissolve 2 tablespoons of salt into 6 cups of water. 2  Drain the Beans: When the beans are done soaking, drain them in a colander or sieve. 3  Add the Aromatics: Add 8 cups of water, 1 teaspoon of salt, onion, garlic, bay leaf and oil to the pot.
Freesia, a perennial flowering plant grown from bulbs or corms, produces fragrant flowers in shades of red, blue, purple, white and yellow during the spring and early summer.
Submit. Often sold as annuals, fuchsia (Fuchsia hybridia) is a popular colorful evergreen shrub that flowers from early summer to the first frost. Fuchsia are perennials in USDA plant hardiness zones 10 and higher and are annuals in zones lower than 10. Fuchsias thrive in cool climates with fog and frostless winters. In the warmest zones, the plants must be misted and in colder zones, they should be protected from frost or brought indoors.