Perennials
Understanding Perennial Plants
The Lifelong Companions of Gardens
Perennial plants are the stalwart heroes of the gardening world, offering beauty, resilience, and sustainability year after year. Unlike annuals, which live only for a single growing season, perennials endure, returning each spring to grace gardens with their presence. This characteristic makes them a favorite among gardeners who seek to create lasting landscapes.
Definition and Characteristics
Perennial plants are those that live for more than two years. Their life cycle allows them to grow and bloom over the spring and summer, die back during autumn and winter, and rebirth the following spring from their rootstock rather than from seeds. This cyclical nature is a key aspect of their appeal, as gardeners can rely on them to reappear without the need for replanting.
Types of Perennials
Perennials come in various forms, including herbaceous perennials, woody perennials, and semi-woody perennials.
· Herbaceous perennials: These plants, such as peonies and hostas, die back to the ground each winter and regrow in the spring.
· Woody perennials: Shrubs and trees like roses and hydrangeas retain their structure year-round.
· Semi-woody perennials: Plants like lavender fall between herbaceous and woody, maintaining some above-ground structure during dormancy.
Advantages of Growing Perennials
Perennial plants offer numerous benefits that make them indispensable in garden design.
· Longevity: Their extended life cycle means gardeners can enjoy their beauty for many years without the need for annual replanting.
· Cost-effective: Investing in perennials can be economical over time, as they eliminate the annual expense of purchasing new plants.
· Environmental benefits: Perennials help reduce soil erosion, support pollinators, and improve soil health through their deep and extensive root systems.
· Variety: A vast array of perennials exists, offering endless options for color, texture, and form in garden design.
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Bridal Veil Astilbe - Shipped
Bridal Veil Astilbe is a mounding herbaceous perennial with vivid green fern-like foliage that emerges with a bronze tinge in spring. Feathery pan...
View full detailsAzurri Blue Satin® Rose of Sharon - Shipped
Azurri Blue Satin Rose of Sharon is a woody perennial with upright hardy stems and rich green maple like foliage that emerge late in spring. Large...
View full detailsJacob Cline Bee Balm - Shipped
Jacob Cline Bee Balm is an upright herbaceous perennial with fragrant dark green foliage. The fringe-like scarlet red flowers blooms in whorls at ...
View full detailsPeach Blossom Japanese Astilbe - Shipped
Peach Blossom Japanese Astilbe is a mounding herbaceous perennial with deeply divided medium green fern-like foliage. Wide panicles of light peach...
View full detailsCardinal Flower - Shipped
Cardinal Flower is an upright native herbaceous perennial with erect stalks of cardinal red tubular flowers that bloom late in summer above the da...
View full detailsHappy Face® White Potentilla - Shipped
Happy Face White Potentilla is a compact herbaceous perennial with tiny dark green foliage. Small white flowers with cheery yellow centers bloom f...
View full detailsSix Hills Giant Catmint - Shipped
Six Hills Giant Catmint is a mounding herbaceous perennial with aromatic light grey-green foliage. The heavy blooms of loose whorls of lavender-bl...
View full detailsGateway Joe Pye Weed - Shipped
Gateway Joe Pye Weed is a bushy woody perennial with whorls of coarse dark leaves on its wine-red stems. The large flowerhead on top opens to hund...
View full detailsGrape Crush New England Aster - Shipped
Grape Crush New England Aster is bushy native perennial with a mounded habit and hairy stems with rough lance-like dark green leaves. Rich dark pu...
View full detailsBlack Sea Coral Bells - Shipped
Black Sea Coral Bells is a tidy compact evergreen herbaceous perennial with textured near-black round lobed foliage that has a gloss in bright lig...
View full detailsVibrant Dome New England Aster - Shipped
Vibrant Dome New England Aster is a dwarf native perennial with a dense mounded habit and rough, hairy lance-like green leaves. The large, lacy do...
View full detailsPW® Shadowland® Wheee! Hosta - Shipped
Wheee! Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its heavily waved spear-shaped foliage with irregular creamy margins. The ...
View full detailsHoneysong Purple Stoke's Aster - Shipped
Honeysong Purple Stokes’ Aster is a fluffy compact native evergreen perennial with deep green foliage that forms a basal rosette. Cornflower-like ...
View full detailsNorthern Blue Flag Iris, Harlequin Blue Flag - Shipped
Northern Blue Flag Iris is a marginal deciduous perennial with a clumping habit. The long blue-green sword-like foliage is erect and lightly arche...
View full detailsPaul's Glory Hosta - Shipped
Paul's Glory Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its foliage. The large variegated basal foliage have blue green marg...
View full detailsHidcote St. John's Wort - Shipped
Hidcote St. John's Wort is a compact deciduous shrub with twiggy upright red stems and lace-shaped dark green foliage. The large waxy golden yello...
View full detailsSunflor® Kahori® Dianthus - Shipped
Kahori Dianthus is a compact evergreen perennial that forms a dense mat of narrow dark gray-green foliage and hairy stems. Sweetly fragrant vivid p...
View full detailsVolcano® Lilac Splash Phlox - Shipped
Volcano Lilac Splash Phlox is a compact native perennial with stiff stems covered with medium green lance-shaped foliage. Clusters of highly fragr...
View full detailsVolcano® Ruby Phlox - Shipped
Volcano Ruby Phlox is a compact native perennial with stiff stems covered with medium green lance-shaped foliage. Clusters of highly fragrant glow...
View full detailsViettes Little Suzy Black-Eyed Susan - Shipped
Viettes Little Suzy Black-Eyed Susan is a dwarf native herbaceous perennial with an upright clumping habit and narrow dark green foliage that turns...
View full detailsSensational!® Lavender - Shipped
Sensational! Lavender is a woody evergreen perennial with a compact habit and highly aromatic grey green leaves that emerge bright silver. The stem...
View full detailsPurple Flame Blue Flag Iris - Shipped
Purple Flame Blue Flag Iris is a marginal deciduous perennial with a clumping habit and long, lightly arched green sword-like foliage that emerges ...
View full detailsSummer Beauty Ornamental Onion - Shipped
Summer Beauty Ornamental Onion is a compact herbaceous perennial with broader grass-like green foliage. Sturdy upright stems sport large fragrant g...
View full detailsMellow Yellows Echinacea - Shipped
Mellow Yellows Echinacea is a compact native perennial with strong freely branching stems and elongated green foliage. The semi-double flowers ope...
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