What Garden Plants Bloom Every Year?


by Thomas Straub - Date: 2007-02-14 - Word Count: 386 Share This!

Various plants have their own individual life span. Plants that live for one growing season or just one year, are called annuals. On the other hand, plants that grow and bloom again, year after year, are called perennials.

There are two types of perennial plants; herbaceous perennials and woody perennials. Most flower perennials fall in the herbaceous category. Shrubs and rose bushes make up the woody perennials.

Annuals

Although they may last only one year, annuals can be easily grown from seeds and propagate by seed as well. There is quite a variety to choose from at your nearby garden center that are easy to transplant directly into your own garden.

The best time to plant sprouting and young annuals is right after any danger of frost is over. You can find out typically when the growing season begins, in your area of the country, from your local garden center or possibly from a farmer's almanac.

Another good source of information for growing seasons for different areas would be the independent farmers association accessed through your chamber of commerce or local library.

Every kind of annual has its particular needs for sunlight and water. To get longer lasting plants and more colorful blooms in your garden, make sure that your annuals get the correct amount of sun exposure and water.

Perennials

Perennials are just like annuals, since they both propagate by seed and are easily grown from seed. Yet, there are several important differences. Some perennials might not bloom during the initial year of growth and will not attain their full size for at least two years and sometimes even for three or four years.

Perennials are prized by many gardeners for their vibrant, colored blossoms, along with the fact that hey will return, with no replanting, every year.

Similar to annuals, these plants also have certain needs for sun exposure, watering and fertilizing.

Bulbs, Rhizomes and Tubers

Day Lilies, Iris, and Tulips have root systems with bulbs, rhizomes and tubers like most other perennial plants. Perennials and annuals that are planted from seed, differ in the fact that the bulbs and rhizomes require at least two full months of temperatures below 40 degrees F in order to bloom.

Since they need this cooler temperature, this kind of plant should usually be planted in the fall. Perennials may slumber all winter, but will thrive and blossom come next Spring.


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Tom Straub is a successful author, and webmaster of the Best Gardening Tips web site, where you can read more on Gardening and more than a dozen other gardening topics.

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