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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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Blue Cardinal Flower - Shipped
Blue Cardinal Flower is a well-branched upright native herbaceous perennial with finely toothed light green foliage. Full erect stalks of dark bl...
View full detailsMaz Frei Bloody Cranesbill - Shipped
Maz Fei Bloody Cranesbill is a low-growing semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial with trailing stems holding rich, deeply lobed green foliage that tu...
View full detailsWhite Swan Echinacea, Coneflower - Shipped
White Swan Echinacea is a freely branching native perennial with strong upright stems that do not need staking and dark green foliage. The large f...
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Lady's Mantle is a clumping herbaceous perennial that forms a long-stemmed basal mound. The light to blue green circular foliage is scalloped and ...
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Firefinch Echinacea is a compact freely branching native perennial with dense colorful red flowers that range from pinkish-red to orange-red with d...
View full detailsGreen Twister Echinacea, Coneflower - Shipped
Green Twister Echinacea is a freely branching native perennial with strong upright stems that do not need staking and medium green foliage. The lar...
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Blue False Indigo is an upright perennial native with small blue-purple flowers that cover the foot-long raceme that extends above the mound of clo...
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Spigelia marilandica 'Little Red Head' Little Red Head Indian Pink Beautiful native wildflower Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and pollinators ...
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Sedum hybrid Rock 'N Round® 'Pride and Joy' ('Pride and Joy') Rock 'N Round® 'Pride and Joy' Stonecrop: Patent PPAF Fall interest Drought toleran...
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Sedum hybrid Rock 'N Round® Pure Joy Rock 'N Round® Pure Joy Stonecrop Low, mounding perennial Great for the container or border Delicate bubblegu...
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Sedum hybrid Rock 'N Grow® Bundle of Joy Rock 'N Grow® Bundle of Joy Stonecrop: Patent PPAF Easy Maintenance Foliage interest Fall interest Winte...
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Sedum SunSparkler® Plum Dazzled SunSparkler® Plum Dazzled Stonecrop Superb, colorful foliage Masses of electric bloom A pollinator magnet! Outstan...
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Scutellaria 'Appalachian Blues' Appalachian Blues Skullcap Pollinator friendly Summer bloomer Bicolor flowers Category: PerennialBreeder: America...
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Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' Standing Ovation Little Bluestem: Patent PP25,202 Attracts birds and butterflies Drought resistant Eas...
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Salvia nemerosa 'Blue by You' Meadow Sage: Patent PP31,033 Winter hardy Heat tolerant Bright blue flowers Attracts bees Category: PerennialBreed...
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Salvia lyrata 'Purple Knockout' Purple Knockout Lyre Leaved Sage Provides nectar for butterflies and other pollinators in spring Songbirds feed on...
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Salvia Color Spires® Violet Riot Color Spires® Violet Riot Meadow Sage: Patent PPAF Violet blue flower spikes Mounded, fragrant foliage Attracts ...
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Salvia Color Spires® 'Back to the Fuchsia' Perennial Salvia: Patent PPAF Award-winning plants Drought tolerant Fragrant flowers and foliage Attra...
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Rudbeckia lacinata 'Autumn Sun' Autumn Sun Cutleaf Coneflower Slowly spreads by rhizomes, a great meadow or back of the border plant Impressive pr...
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Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Little Goldstar' Little Goldstar Black Eyed Susan: Patent PP22,397 Dense, uniform, compact size Strong flower...
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Ratibida columnifera Red Midget Mexican Hat Plant Mounds of fine textured, green foliage Native Flowers with long, prominent cones surrounded by r...
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Polemonium hybrid 'Heaven Scent' Heaven Scent Jacob's Ladder: Patent PPAF Fragrant flower Foliage interest Deer resistant Category: PerennialBre...
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Phlox paniculata 'Jeana' Jeana Garden Phlox A butterfly and hummingbird magnet Lavender-pink flowers are sweetly scented Outstanding powdery milde...
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Phlox stolonifera Sherwood Purple Sherwood Purple Creeping Phlox Native Blooms early-mid Spring Low maintenance Prostrate, tightly packed branches...
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