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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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Coreopsis verticillata 'Golden Needles' - Designer Threads™ Golden Needles Coreopsis - Shipped
Golden Needles Threadleaf Coreopsis is a tidy perennial native with a mounding habit. The narrow deep green foliage is topped with rich golden dai...
View full detailsZizia aurea - Golden Alexander - Shipped
Golden Alexander is a native herbaceous perennial toothed compound basal foliage and thin stems sporting flat umbel clusters of bright yellow flowe...
View full detailsMonarda 'Bee-Happy' - Bee-You™ Bee-Happy Bee Balm - Shipped
Bee-Happy Bee Balm is a carefree uniform herbaceous perennial with sturdy upright stems and aromatic serrated dark green foliage. The fringe-like ...
View full detailsAsclepias incarnata - Swamp Milkweed, Rose Milkweed - Shipped
Swamp Milkweed is an upright native perennial often found in swamps, rivers, and wet meadows with green lance-like leaves. Tight clusters of small,...
View full detailsLamium maculatum 'Orchid Frost' - Orchid Frost Deadnettle - Shipped
Orchid Frost Deadnettle is an evergreen mat-forming herbaceous perennial that sprawls and frosted silvery green leaves with a dark green edging. S...
View full detailsAnemone tomentosa 'Robustissima' - Robustissima Grape Leaf Anemone - Shipped
Robustissima Grape Leaf Anemone is a long-season spreading herbaceous perennial with deeply lobed dark green foliage. The nodding, fragrant soft p...
View full detailsAster dumosus 'Sapphire' - Kickin'® Sapphire™ Aster - Shipped
Kickin' Sapphire Aster is a mounding perennial with glossy dark green lance like foliage. Clusters of small semi-double blue-violet flowers with y...
View full detailsPhlox subulata 'Snowflake' - Snowflake Creeping Phlox - Shipped
Snowflake Creeping Phlox is a creeping low-growing evergreen perennial with dark green awl-shaped foliage and cascading stems. The dense carpet of...
View full detailsAstilbe x arendsii 'Bridal Veil' - 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 detailsEchinacea purpurea 'Happy Star' - Happy Star Echinacea - Shipped
Happy Star Echinacea is a well-branched native perennial with strong upright stems that do not need staking and dark green foliage. The large frag...
View full detailsAllium 'Millenium' - Millenium Ornamental Onion - Shipped
Allium 'Millenium' is a perennial plant known for its round, rosy-purple blooms that appear in mid to late summer. These blooms are made up of many...
View full detailsPotentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger' - Goldfinger Potentilla - Shipped
Goldfinger Potentilla is a compact mounding herbaceous perennial with tiny green foliage. Small buttercup yellow flowers bloom from late spring th...
View full detailsAnemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' - Honorine Jobert Anemone - Shipped
Honorine Jobert Anemone is a vigorous clumping herbaceous perennial with deeply lobed dark green foliage. The nodding, fragrant white flowers with...
View full detailsBaptisia 'Pink Truffles' PP26,588 - PW® Decadence® Deluxe Pink Truffles False Indigo - Shipped
Pink Truffles False Indigo is a compact upright perennial native with deep blue green foliage. Profuse blooms that open soft pink and transition t...
View full detailsCoreopsis x 'Enchanted Eve' PP27857 - Lil' Bang™ Enchanted Eve Tickseed - Shipped
Enchanted Eve Tickseed is a dwarf mounding perennial with narrow bright green foliage. Fringed golden yellow daisy-like flowers with burgundy red ...
View full detailsAmsonia 'Blue Ice' - Blue Ice Blue Star - Shipped
Blue Ice Blue Star is known for its deep lavender-blue flowers that bloom in late spring, creating a beautiful contrast with its dark green foliage...
View full detailsAmsonia hubrichtii - Threadleaf Blue Star, Arkansas Blue Star - Shipped
Threadleaf Blue Star is known for its feathery, thread-like leaves that create a soft, billowy texture in the garden. In late spring to early summe...
View full detailsAgastache ‘Kudos Mandarin’ - Kudos™ Mandarin Hummingbird Mint, Hyssop - Shipped
Like its Coral cousin, the Mandarin Hummingbird Mint is a perennial plant that blooms from early summer until the first frost. It's characterized b...
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Monarda didyma 'Pardon My Lavender' - Pardon My Lavender - Shipped
Pardon My Lavender Bee Balm is a dwarf herbaceous perennial with upright stems and aromatic serrated dark green foliage. The full sized fuchsia pu...
View full detailsAgastache ‘Kudos Red’ - Kudos™ Red Hummingbird Mint, Hyssop - Shipped
Kudos Red Hummingbird Mint is a perennial with mint-scented foliage and glowing red flowers from early summer until the first frost. Grows best in ...
View full detailsAnemone 'Red Riding Hood' - Fantasy™ Red Riding Hood Anemone - Shipped
Fantasy™ Red Riding Hood Anemone is known for its double, deep pink flowers that bloom from mid to late summer. The plant's leaves are also quite a...
View full detailsBaptisia australis 'American Goldfinch' - American Goldenfinch False Indigo - Shipped
American Goldenfinch False Indigo is a dense upright perennial native with blue green foliage. Profuse blooms of golden yellow flowers that cover ...
View full detailsRudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Gold Blitz' - Gold Blitz Black-Eyed Susan - Shipped
Gold Blitz Black-Eyed Susan is a native herbaceous perennial with a tight upright clumping habit and very dark green narrow foliage. The abundant ...
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