perennial plants
Year-after-year greenery
Perennial plants live for more than two years, typically dying back in winter and regrowing from the same root system each spring.
The term distinguishes them from annuals, which complete their life cycle in one season, and biennials, which take two years.
Hostas and daylilies are popular perennials for shade gardens.
- rhizomesHorizontal subterranean stem structures
- perennialRecurring each year
- longevityDuration of existence
- lavenderFragrant herb, pale violet
- deep rootsLong-standing connection to place
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- temperate zonedeciduous forest, grassland, spring, autumn, winter
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- Retail staplesstaple foods, essential goods
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