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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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Perfect Storm Hibiscus is a vigorous woody perennial with a mounding habit and hardy upright stems and lobed near-black foliage with hairy undersid...
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Perfect Storm Hibiscus is a vigorous woody perennial with a mounding habit and hardy upright stems and lobed near-black foliage with hairy undersid...
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Royal Candles Speedwell is an erect bushy upright herbaceous perennial with low-growing narrow medium green lance-like leaves. A profusion of vert...
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Sarah Bernhardt Peony is a fast-growing herbaceous perennial with red tinged stems that sport deep green leaves that turn orange in fall. The very...
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Karl Rosenfield Peony is a fast-growing herbaceous perennial with red tinged stems that sport deep green leaves that turn orange in fall. The larg...
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Festiva Maxima is a fast-growing herbaceous perennial with red tinged stems that sport deep green leaves that turn orange in fall. The heavy bloom...
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Snowcap Shasta Daisy is a compact fast-growing perennial with a dense mounding habit. Its coarse, leathery dark green foliage is topped with heavy...
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Midnight Marvel is a well branching deciduous shrub with a mounding habit. The long violet maple shaped leaves turn brilliant orange in fall. The...
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Color Guard Adam’s Needle is a nearly stemless evergreen shrub with large, slightly arching, sword-like foliage that has creamy-gold centers and da...
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