perennial
Blooms every year
Perennial describes something lasting through the years or recurring regularly.
A perennial plant lives more than two years, dying back seasonally but returning from its roots—unlike annuals, which complete their cycle in one season.
Extended to other contexts, perennial means enduring or persistent: a perennial favorite, perennial optimism, the perennial problem of poverty.
The noun form refers to such a plant: Hostas are shade-loving perennials.
Having soft green stems
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
bloom · cultivar · phlox · sedum · trillium · daylily · coneflower · aster
Unaffected by eras
- eternalLasting without end
- everlastingLasting for all time
- abidingContinuing without change
- perpetualLasting without interruption
lasting · unchanging · persistent · steadfast · durable · classic · time-honored · unfading
Biological self-repair process
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- revivalReturn after decline
- regrowthGrowing back again
rejuvenation · reawakening · return · flowering · reemergence · cycle · spring · dormancy
Recurring at fixed intervals
- cyclicalRepeating in rounds
- returningGoing back to origin
- repeatedDone or said again
- regularOccurring at fixed intervals
periodic · yearly · continual · habitual · predictable · reliable · dependable · consistent
herbaceous
Having soft green stems
rhizome · bloom · cultivar · phlox · sedum · trillium · daylily · coneflower · aster · lavender
timeless
Unaffected by eras
- eternalLasting without end
- everlastingLasting for all time
- abidingContinuing without change
perpetual · lasting · unchanging · persistent · steadfast · durable · classic · time-honored · unfading · immortal
regeneration
Biological self-repair process
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- revivalReturn after decline
regrowth · rejuvenation · reawakening · return · flowering · reemergence · cycle · spring · dormancy
seasonal
Recurring at fixed intervals
regular · periodic · yearly · continual · habitual · predictable · reliable · dependable · consistent · unfailing
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
rivulet · fountainhead · headwater · year-round · unfailing · fed · flowing
- plant biologyphotosynthesis, chloroplast, pollination, stamen, pistil
- plant traitsthorny, spiny, evergreen, deciduous, flowering
- gardenbed, seeds, bloom, blossom, compost
- plantstree, plants, leaves, bluebonnet, trees
- timesecond, minute, hour, day, seconds
- gardeninggardener, gardening, flowers, seeds, soil
perennialephemeral
Lasting very briefly
fleeting · transient · temporary · brief · short-lived
perennialsporadic
Occurring irregularly, infrequently
intermittent · occasional · periodic · irregular · infrequent
- perennial flowersPlants reblooming annually
- perennial plantsVegetation regrowing annually
- perennial philosophyUniversal truths across traditions
- perennial cropsPlants yielding multiple seasons
- garden perennialRecurring ornamental flora