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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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Heuchera 'Dolce Spearmint' PP31281 - Dolce® Spearmint Heuchera - Shipped
Spearmint Heuchera is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with a low mounding habit grown for its dramatic basal foliage and extended bloom season. ...
View full detailsMonarda 'Bubblegum Blast' PP27497 - Sugar Buzz® Bubblegum Blast Bee Balm - Shipped
Bubblegum Blast Bee Balm is a compact native herbaceous perennial with sturdy compact stems and aromatic serrated dark green foliage. The fringe-l...
View full detailsPotentilla fruticosa 'SMNPPS' - PW® Happy Face Hearts® Potentilla - Shipped
Happy Face Hearts Potentilla is a compact herbaceous perennial with tiny dark green foliage. Small pink flowers with cheery yellow centers bloom f...
View full detailsHeuchera 'Blackout' - Blackout Coral Bells - Shipped
Blackout Coral Bells is a tidy compact evergreen herbaceous perennial with rounded, near-black lobed foliage that has a gloss that lends a wet app...
View full detailsIris sibirica 'Cape Cod Boys' - Cape Cod Boys Siberian Iris - Shipped
Cape Cod Boys Siberian Iris is a deciduous perennial with a clumping habit and long sword-like green foliage fans upwards. The rigid sturdy stalks...
View full detailsEchinacea x 'Balsomsed' PP23105 - Sombrero® Salsa Red Coneflower - Shipped
Salsa Red Echinacea is a compact freely branching native perennial with strong upright stems that do not need staking and aromatic dark green folia...
View full detailsEchinacea 'PAS1257973' - Artisan™ Red Ombre Coneflower - Shipped
Artisan Red Ombre Echinacea is a freely branching native perennial with a uniform upright habit and deep green foliage. The large fragrant flowers...
View full detailsHosta 'Diamond Lake' PP30769 - PW® Shadowland® Diamond Lake Hosta - Shipped
Diamond Lake Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its large waved heart-shaped blue foliage with heavy corrugation. Th...
View full detailsRudbeckia hirta - Black-Eyed Susan - Shipped
Black-Eyed Susan is a native herbaceous perennial with an upright clumping habit and gray green narrow foliage. The large yellow daisy-like flower...
View full detailsPotentilla fruticosa 'Lundy' - PW® Happy Face® Yellow Potentilla - Shipped
Happy Face Yellow Potentilla is a compact herbaceous perennial with tiny dark green foliage. Small yellow flowers bloom from spring to frost. Gro...
View full detailsEchinacea x 'Balsomador' PP #26,639 - Sombrero® Adobe Orange Improved Coneflower - Shipped
Adobe Orange Improved Echinacea is a compact freely branching native perennial with strong upright stems that do not need staking and aromatic dark...
View full detailsHelleborus x hybridus 'RD09' - FrostKiss™ Pippa's Purple Lenten Rose - Shipped
Pippa's Purple Lenten Rose is a late winter-blooming evergreen perennial with leathery dark green basal foliage that emerges marbled with bright em...
View full detailsGaillardia aristata 'Spintop Red Starburst' - Spintop™ Red Starburst Blanket Flower - Shipped
Red Starburst Blanket Flower is a very compact herbaceous perennial with upright stems and grey green lance-like foliage. The large, burnt red dai...
View full detailsEchinacea 'PAS1308374' - Artisan™ Soft Orange Coneflower - Shipped
Artisan Soft Orange Echinacea is a freely branching native perennial with a uniform habit of upright stems that do not need staking and deep green ...
View full detailsAster novae-angliae 'Kickin Purple' - Kickin® Purple New England Aster - Shipped
Kickin Purple New England Aster is a compact, mounded native perennial with hairy stems with rough lance-like dark green leaves. A profusion of se...
View full detailsVeronica 'Ever After' - PW® Magic Show® Ever After Veronica - Shipped
Ever After Veronica is a compact erect herbaceous perennial with tidy narrow lance-like deep green leaves. Thick vertical flower spikes packed wit...
View full detailsEchinacea 'Panama Red' - Panama® Red Coneflower - Shipped
Panama Red Echinacea is a compact freely branching native perennial with strong upright stems and aromatic dark green foliage. The heavy blooms of...
View full detailsHeuchera 'Pistachio Ambrosia' - Primo® Pistachio Ambrosia Heuchera - Shipped
Pistachio Ambrosia Heuchera is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with a robust low mounding habit grown for its dramatic basal foliage. The large ...
View full detailsAstilbe 'Dark Side of the Moon' - Dark Side of the Moon Astilbe - Shipped
Dark Side of the Moon Astilbe is a compact mounding herbaceous perennial with handsome deep chocolate foliage that emerges yellow. Stems holding fe...
View full detailsPaeonia lactiflora 'Kansas' - Kansas Peony - Shipped
Kansas Peony is a fast-growing herbaceous perennial with sturdy stems that sport deep green leaves. The heavy blooms of huge, softly fragrant doub...
View full detailsHeuchera 'Silver Gumdrop' PP29207 - Dolce® Silver Gumdrop Heuchera - Shipped
Silver Gumdrop Heuchera is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with a low mounding habit grown for its dramatic basal foliage and extended bloom seas...
View full detailsHosta 'Lakeside Paisley Print' - Lakeside Paisley Print Hosta - Shipped
Lakeside Paisley Print Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its wavy variegated foliage. The glossy basal leaves are s...
View full detailsx Heucherella ‘Eye Spy’ - Fun and Games® Eye Spy Foamy Bells - Shipped
Eye Spy Foamy Bells is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with a clumping habit grown for its vibrant basal foliage. The deep-lobed leaves emerge a...
View full detailsHosta 'Island Breeze' - Island Breeze Hosta - Shipped
Island Breeze Hosta is a compact shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for their foliage. The basal leaves are bright yellow with gre...
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