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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.
Sun King Golden Japanese Spikenard - Shipped
Sun King Golden Japanese Spikenard is a fast-growing compact perennial with a rounded habit and coarse toothed golden yellow compound leaves in pa...
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Snow Hill Meadow Sage is a compact upright herbaceous perennial with aromatic medium green foliage. Tall spikes holding pure white two-lipped flowe...
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Emerald Blue Creeping Phlox is a low-growing evergreen perennial native to the eastern and central states. The dark green awl-shaped foliage is ne...
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Virginia Creeper is a fast-growing native woody vine that creeps along the ground as a groundcover or climbs without needing support. The saw-toot...
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Boston Ivy is a fast-growing woody semi-evergreen vine often grown on brick or stone walls. The dark green foliage has pointed three lobed leaves ...
View full detailsMunstead English Lavender - Shipped
Munstead English Lavender is a compact woody evergreen perennial with highly aromatic grey-green leaves popular for potpourri. The stems end with c...
View full detailsClimbing Hydrangea - Shipped
Climbing Hydrangea is a large woody deciduous vine with horizontal branching and attractive red-brown exfoliating bark. The serrated dark green le...
View full detailsPatriot Hosta - Shipped
Patriot Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for their foliage. The glossy basal leaves are deep green with wide creamy-wh...
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Plum Pudding Coral Bells is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with a clumping habit. It large shiny plum-purple leaves with dark purple veining a...
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Frosted Violet Coral Bells is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with a mounding habit grown for its dramatic basal foliage. The round-lobed leaves...
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Sweet Woodruff is a low-spreading herbaceous perennial with aromatic dark green lance-shaped foliage on square stems. Loose cymes of fragrant whi...
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Asian Bleeding Heart is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial with medium green compound leaves. Nodding puffed rose-pink heart shaped flowers with ...
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Josephine Clematis is deciduous perennial vine that can be used for climbing or a groundcover with deep green pointed foliage. Abundant semi-doubl...
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Becky Shasta Daisy is a long-blooming perennial with large flowers on sturdy stalks and medium green lance-like leaves. The flowers are white with...
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