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What's the difference between annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, houseplants, and bulbs? - Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs
April 4, 2025 - Gardeners primarily use annuals ... baskets. Perennials are herbaceous plants that come back year after year from the same roots when planted in gardens within their USDA hardiness zone range....
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Annual vs Perennial – What is the Difference? | Garden Design
September 29, 2022 - Annuals complete that cycle in one growing season, whereas perennials live on for three years or longer. But, if you begin studying the labels on your new plant or seed packet purchases, you’ll discover many twists on this basic definition.
Annual vs perennial?
Perennial comes from Latin per (through) and annus (year). A perennial lasts through the year, it doesn't die after setting seed. Annual (from the Latin annus), refers to a yearly life cycle. It completes it's seed-to-seed life cycle within a year (seed sprouts, grows, sets offspring seed & dies). Biennials (bi+annus) then take 2 years to complete the seed-to-seed life cycle. If it helps, think of it in terms of death rather than growth. An annual dies every year. A biennial dies after 2 years. A perennial doesn't die for many years (hopefully!). Etymology dictionaries are a good source to use if you're interested in the origin of a word. Google can give you a bunch to check out if you're curious. More on reddit.com
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April 19, 2017Perennials vs annuals?
Perennials come back every year (or at least more than 2 years), annuals only live for one year, and there are also biennials which only live for 2 years. As for herbs and food plants, it depends on the specific plant. Some are annuals, some are perennials, some are biennials, some are perennials that are commonly grown as annuals, and some are perennials in warmer climates and annuals in colder climates. More on reddit.com
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March 11, 2021Annual/Biennial/Perennial morphological differences?
Well kind of... but not always. For example only perennials can produce real woody tissue. Annuals can produce hard fibrous tissue but it's not real wood (secondary xylem). Most annuals only grow softer tissues. The hardest fibers of which are still herbaceous. Not sure if there's any other physical tissue differences. Monocots and dicots have a whole whack of differences on the cellular level, but that's not the same thing. More on reddit.com
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April 14, 2019Why are perennials called a perennial and not an annual?
Here is the etymology of the word - https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/perennial#Etymology More on reddit.com
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June 29, 2024Videos
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What's the Difference Between Perennial and Annual Plants?
April 2, 2018 - Perennial plants regrow every spring, while annual plants live for only one growing season, then die off. Perennials generally have a shorter blooming period compared to annuals, so it's common for gardeners to use a combination of both plants ...
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April 19, 2017 -
I don't get how the terms were coined. Annual by definition means something the reoccurring every year but an annual flower doesn't come back every year, perennials do.
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Perennial comes from Latin per (through) and annus (year). A perennial lasts through the year, it doesn't die after setting seed. Annual (from the Latin annus), refers to a yearly life cycle. It completes it's seed-to-seed life cycle within a year (seed sprouts, grows, sets offspring seed & dies). Biennials (bi+annus) then take 2 years to complete the seed-to-seed life cycle. If it helps, think of it in terms of death rather than growth. An annual dies every year. A biennial dies after 2 years. A perennial doesn't die for many years (hopefully!). Etymology dictionaries are a good source to use if you're interested in the origin of a word. Google can give you a bunch to check out if you're curious.
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Botany and taxonomy sometimes use the English language slightly differently from spoken or written English. An annual flower experiences its entire life cycle over the course of a single year. Seed, seedling, flower, set seed, die. A biennial takes two years for its entire life cycle. Seed, seedling, leaves the first year, overwinter, then the second year it flowers, sets seeds, and dies. A perennial comes back every year. It is the same usage as when we say in English that a Broadway musical is a "perennial favorite", or someone who keeps going back to college for yet another degree is a "perennial student".
plant that lives for more than two years
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3 weeks ago - It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also loosely used to distinguish plants with little or no woody growth (secondary growth in girth) from trees and shrubs, which are also technically perennials.
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Annuals vs. Perennials - TruNorth Landscaping
July 16, 2024 - Perennials refer to any type of plant that lives longer than two years, returning season after season. They are called this really to distinguish themselves from annuals (which are only one season long).
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What Is the Difference Between an Annual, a Perennial, and a Biennial? | Dammann's Garden Center & Greenhouse
Perennials Perennial plants are those with a lifespan that lasts at least three years, though they can live significantly longer as well. Perennial foliage may die back during the winter months but will regrow from dormant roots the next season. These plants often take longer to mature and ...
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Annual vs. Perennial: Understanding the Key Differences
October 3, 2024 - Maintenance: While they provide long-lasting color, annuals typically require more maintenance, including more frequent watering and fertilizing. Lifespan: Perennials are plants that live for more than two years.
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1 week ago - Annual Plants are a type of plant that live for just one season. In that brief period, they germinate, grow, flower, and set seeds for next year’s plants—mission accomplished!
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The Roles of Annuals and Perennials in Your Climate Victory Garden
Plants fall into two categories: annuals and perennials. Many of the most common garden plants are annuals, meaning they have to be replanted every year or season. They have short life cycles and mature and die (or are harvested for you to eat) within the course of a single season.
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Annual vs Perennial Flowers: What’s the Difference Between These Plants?
May 6, 2025 - Other annuals need to be deadheaded to encourage the flowers to keep coming. When annuals die, you only need to pull them up and compost them. Perennials live for more than one growing season.
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What is the Difference Between Annual and Perennial Flowers? | ScottsMiracle-Gro US
Annual flowers grow for one long season, often into the fall, then die with the onset of freezing weather. Perennials come back year after year, with some plants that live just a couple years and others that continue growing for decades.
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What is the difference between an annual, biennial and perennial? - Ardcarne Garden Centre | Roscommon Town, Boyle & Online
Again, these plants will often re-seed freely in their second year but to be sure of creating some more plants it is a good idea to collect seed and store until the next growing season begins. A perennial is a plant that returns year after year, although strictly speaking it is any plant that ...
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Perennial, Biennial, and Annual Plants: What's the Difference? • Gardenary
Biennials take two years to complete their life cycle, assuming extreme weather doesn't end this cycle early. Perennials can live for years. The word perennial actually means "through the years."
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What’s the Difference Between an Annual and a Perennial?
May 1, 2024 - Here’s a rundown of annual versus perennial. An annual plant completes its life cycle in one year. That means it germinates from a seed, sends out roots, shoots and flowers, and ultimately sets seed. The goal of every annual is to set seed and ensure the survival of the species.
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What Is an Annual Plant vs. Perennials and Biennials?
July 24, 2024 - Some types self-seed so prolifically that they show up in your garden every year. Perennial plants: A perennial plant returns annually for at least three or more seasons before dying.
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What does perennial, biennial and annual plants mean?
October 10, 2025 - Hi Carol, Thanks for your comment. Yes, perennials should flower every year. Hardy plants can resist adverse growing conditions, such as frost, cold winds or drought, meaning they should survive (depending on the plant) year after year.
The Sunday Gardener
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What is the difference between Annual, Perennial, and Biennial Plants
Annual plants germinate, bloom, set seed and die all in one year. Biennial plants have a life cycle of two years, so they germinate and grow one year, bloom and die the following. Everything which lasts longer than two years is perennial, which in practical terms usually means it grows and ...
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Annuals vs. Perennials - What's the Difference?
September 5, 2018 - The word perennial means, “present at all seasons of the year”, existing or continuing in the same way for a long time, or happening again and again. The word annual means living or growing for only one year or season.