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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.
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Emerald Blue Creeping Phlox - Shipped
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...
View full detailsBlue Moon Woodland Phlox - Shipped
Blue Moon Woodland Phlox is a spreading semi-evergreen native perennial with small hairy dark green foliage. Dense clusters of fragrant blue-laven...
View full detailsVirginia Creeper - Shipped
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 detailsVariegated Lily Turf - Shipped
Variegated Lily Turf is an attractive arching evergreen perennial that grows in tufts and is often used for groundcover or turf replacement. The p...
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 detailsWhite Nancy Spotted Deadnettle - Shipped
White Nancy Spotted Deadnettle is a mat-forming herbaceous perennial that slowly sprawls and variegated silver leaves with narrow green margins. S...
View full detailsCaesar's Brother Siberian Iris - Shipped
Caesar's Brother Siberian Iris is a deciduous perennial with a clumping habit. The long sword-like blue-green foliage fans upwards. The rigid stu...
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...
View full detailsFrances Williams Hosta - Shipped
Frances Williams Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for their foliage. The very large blue-green basal leaves have irreg...
View full detailsPlum Pudding Coral Bells, Heuchera - Shipped
Plum Pudding Coral Bells is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with a clumping habit. It large shiny plum-purple leaves with dark purple veining a...
View full detailsFrosted Violet Coral Bells - Shipped
Frosted Violet Coral Bells is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with a mounding habit grown for its dramatic basal foliage. The round-lobed leaves...
View full detailsStrawberry Candy Daylily - Shipped
Strawberry Candy Daylily is a re-blooming perennial with arching grass-like deep green foliage. The ruffled pale pink flowers with a broad strawbe...
View full detailsStella de Oro Daylily - Shipped
Stella de Oro Daylily is a semi-evergreen perennial with straplike deep green foliage that remains evergreen in milder climates. The miniature ru...
View full detailsSweet Woodruff - Shipped
Sweet Woodruff is a low-spreading herbaceous perennial with aromatic dark green lance-shaped foliage on square stems. Loose cymes of fragrant whi...
View full detailsPurple Coneflower - Shipped
Purple Coneflower is a coarse, hairy native perennial with an upright clumping habit with strong stems that do not need staking. The dark green f...
View full detailsAsian Bleeding Heart - Shipped
Asian Bleeding Heart is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial with medium green compound leaves. Nodding puffed rose-pink heart shaped flowers with ...
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 detailsMontgomery Japanese Astilbe - Shipped
Montgomery Japanese Astilbe is a mounding herbaceous perennial with deeply divided fern-like foliage that emerges bronze-red and matures to dark gr...
View full detailsVisions Chinese Astilbe, False Goat's Beard - Shipped
Visions Chinese Astilbe is a compact clumping herbaceous perennial with bronze green fern-like foliage. Fully packed panicles of raspberry pink fl...
View full detailsFanal Astilbe - Shipped
Fanal Astilbe is a compact mounding herbaceous perennial with toothed dark green fern-like foliage that emerges bronze and gains red tints in summe...
View full detailsJosephine™ Clematis - Shipped
Josephine Clematis is deciduous perennial vine that can be used for climbing or a groundcover with deep green pointed foliage. Abundant semi-doubl...
View full detailsAutumn Clematis - Shipped
Autumn Clematis is a fast-growing semi-evergreen perennial vine that can be used for climbing or a groundcover and has deep green foliage. Cluster...
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