{s} lasting throughout the whole year; continuing for many years; perpetual, everlasting
Describes herbaceous plants that persist for more than two years, dying back each year to the same rootstock Lillies, phlox, hostas, and yarrow are all perennials Some plants are perennials, but will die if overwintered in northern climates; these are tender Those that can take cold winters are considered hardy
A plant that lives for more than two years Usually spreads by roots and/or seeds
lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; "perennial happiness
A plant that doesn't die after one life cycle Often defined as a plant that lives more than one year See; annual, biennial
Everlasting; perpetual (may refer to a woody or herbaceous plant that continues its growth for a least three years)
A plant which continues to grow after it has reproduced, usually meaning that it lives for several years
a plant lasting for three seasons or more recurring again and again; "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements" lasting three seasons or more; "the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant" lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; "perennial happiness
A plant that lives and reproduces for several years; the stems and leaves may die each year, but portions close to or below the ground remain perennial
You use perennial to describe situations or states that keep occurring or which seem to exist all the time; used especially to describe problems or difficulties. the perennial urban problems of drugs and homelessness = constant + perennially per·en·ni·al·ly Both services are perennially short of staff
Lasting from year to year (Munz, 1965) 3 Bot having a life span of more than two years (Webster)
Present at all seasons of the year The term can also be used designate a plant that produces new growth in successive years from a perennating part
A perennial plant lives for several years and has flowers each year. a perennial herb with greenish-yellow flowers. Perennial is also a noun. a low-growing perennial. a plant that lives for more than two years hardy perennial. Any plant that persists for several years, usually with new herbaceous growth from a part that survives from season to season. Trees and shrubs are perennial, as are some herbaceous flowers and vegetative ground covers. Perennials have only a limited flowering period, but with maintenance throughout the growing season, they provide a leafy presence and shape to the garden landscape. Popular flowering perennials include bellflowers, chrysanthemums, columbines, lockspurs, hollyhocks, phlox, pinks, poppies, and primroses. See also annual, biennial
A plant that grows for 3 or more years and usually flowers each year The vast majority of North Country plants are perennial From the Latin, perennis, "through;" and annus, "a year "
Persisting for several years, usually dying back to a perennial crown during the winter and initiating new growth each spring
A plant that lives from year to year and typically involves many reproductive cycles By definition, for three seasons or more From the Latin word perennis, "through the year"
- These die down in the fall or winter, but grow again every year in the spring They include chives, fennel, marjoram, mint, and tarragon They can be used to bulk out beds and borders, and provide seasonal interest with flowers and foliage
A plant that lives through several growing seasons (Comes back every year ) If planted in the fall or very early spring some perennials will bloom the first year they are sown Most will spend the first year growing roots and leaves Blossoms usually appear the second year
Plants that grow back year after year from the original roots or from self-seeding Some perennials are tender and need to be dug in the fall and stored for the winter, but can be replanted in the spring If a plant is sufficiently hardy for your climate, it can simply be left in the ground and will grow again in the spring