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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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Amethyst Falls Wisteria - Shipped
Amethyst Falls American Wisteria is a fast-growing twining deciduous vine native to the States with small leaves. The drooping raceme sporting fra...
View full detailsPW® Shadowland® Autumn Frost Hosta - Shipped
Autumn Frost Hosta is a compact shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its frosted blue-green foliage with broad yellow margins. Th...
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Hudson Bay Hosta is a compact shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its large textured heart-shaped blue foliage with a contrasting...
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Wu-La-La Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its huge blue-green foliage with deep veins and irregular apple-green mar...
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Buttered Popcorn Daylily is a long-blooming perennial with arching grass-like deep green foliage. The large, fragrant golden butter yellow flowers...
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Wild Rose Heuchera is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with a robust low mounding habit grown for its dramatic basal foliage. The bright rosy pur...
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Edda Clematis is dwarf deciduous climbing vine that freely flowers and can be used for groundcover with pointed green foliage. Abundant large vibr...
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Hyde Hall Clematis is compact deciduous climbing vine that freely flowers and can be used for groundcover with pointed green foliage. Abundant lar...
View full detailsParaplu Violet® Rose of Sharon - Shipped
Paraplu Violet Rose of Sharon is a woody perennial with an upright habit and finely lobed deep green foliage. Huge cool blue-violet flowers with d...
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Violet Blue Dianthus is a compact mat-forming evergreen perennial with dark green foliage and hairy stems. Highly fragrant violet flowers with dark...
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Popstar Stonecrop is a low mounding semi-evergreen succulent with whorls of fleshy light blue-green foliage. Dense clusters of tiny salmon pink st...
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Wizard of Ahhs Veronica is a compact erect herbaceous perennial with tidy narrow lance-like deep green leaves. Thick vertical flower spikes packed...
View full detailsNew Hampshire Purple Geranium - Shipped
New Hampshire Purple Geranium is a low-mounding evergreen perennial with trailing stems holding deeply lobed green foliage that turns red after the...
View full detailsLuminary® Backlight Phlox - Shipped
Backlight Phlox is a native compact perennial with a bushy habit and sturdy stems covered with dark green lance-shaped foliage. Well formed panicl...
View full detailsFort Hill Creeping Phlox - Shipped
Fort HIll Creeping Phlox is a low-spreading native evergreen perennial with dark green awl-shaped foliage and trailing stems. The dense carpet of ...
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Pardon My Cerise Bee Balm is a dwarf herbaceous perennial with upright stems and aromatic serrated dark green foliage. The full sized dark cherry...
View full detailsPink Diamonds Bleeding Heart - Shipped
Pink Diamonds Bleeding Heart is a compact herbaceous perennial with deeply cut, soft blue-green leaves resembling ferns. Long nodding stems sportin...
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Spot On Lungwort is a shade loving semi-evergreen perennial with green foliage speckled with silver. Short stocks sporting dense clusters of small...
View full detailsLuminary® Ultraviolet Phlox - Shipped
Ultraviolet Phlox is a native upright perennial with stiff stems that are covered with rich green toothed foliage. Dense fragrant clusters of vivi...
View full detailsPaint the Town Fuchsia Dianthus - Shipped
Paint The Town Fuchsia Dianthus is a compact mat-forming perennial with tidy dark glaucous blue foliage on sturdy hairy stems that do not flop. Th...
View full detailsPink Chiffon® Rose of Sharon - Shipped
Pink Chiffon Rose of Sharon is a woody perennial with upright hardy stems and rich green maple like foliage that emerge late in spring. Large soft...
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Peachberry Ice Heuchera is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with a robust low mounding habit grown for its dramatic basal foliage. Its ruffled an...
View full detailsDolce® Wildberry Heuchera - Shipped
Wildberry Heuchera is an evergreen herbaceous perennial with a low mounding habit grown for its dramatic basal foliage and extended bloom season. ...
View full detailsFruit Punch® Sweetie Pie Dianthus - Shipped
Sweetie Pie Dianthus is a compact mat-forming evergreen perennial with blue-grey foliage and hairy stems. Masses of fragrant semi-double true pink...
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