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Plant type categories may seem a bit confusing. But once you know the basics that plants are grouped by their lifecycle, all will become clear. Here’s a guide of the three types of plants you can buy. Perennial, biennial, and annual. Perennial plantsThese plants are ones that flower reliably every year. Usually get bigger each time. The stems die back over winter, but the roots don’t. Meaning the plant can regenerate the following year. HerbaceousMost plants in this category fall under the title ‘herbaceous perennial’. Trees and shrubs, which don’t die back to ground level over winter are sometimes referred to as ‘woody perennials’.
RangeThere is a huge range of perennial plants. And they can be used for a wide variety of planting schemes. Perennial’s work particularly well in beds and borders. Blooms such as lilies, Salvia, cranesbill, peonies, hydrangea, campanula, delphiniums, Alchemilla and Kniphofia (red-hot pokers) are eye catching additions. EvergreenAlso, there are also evergreen perennials that keep their leaves through the winter months, such as Euphorbia, hellebores and Tiarella. Perennial plants may set seed, but a common way to propagate them is by dividing established plants or taking cuttings. Biennial plantsBiennial plants have a two-year life cycle. During the first year, they grow only the roots, stems and leaves. In the second year they come into flower, produce seeds and die. No gap plantingTo ensure continuous flowering year after year, plant a new batch during the year that the first plants come into flower. Many biennials are also self-seeders, meaning they spread seed around the parent plant.
Pansies, foxgloves, wallflower, hollyhocks and evening primrose are all examples of biennial plants. Some biennial plants are grown as annuals, such as parsley and celery. Annual plantsThese are plants that germinate, come into flower, set seed and die in one season or year. By harvesting the seeds, you can grow them year after year. Hardy annual seeds are sown in the particular site where they will flower. Examples of hardy annuals are poppy, cornflower and Nigella.
Half and halfHalf-hardy annuals are sown in pots and kept sheltered in a greenhouse. These are then planted out later in the year when the risk of frost has passed. Half-hardy annuals include cosmos, Lobelia, and Nasturtiums. The most prolific flowering summer bedding plants are annuals sown from seed and they include marigold, petunia and pelargoniums. Now you’re up to speed with the gardeners’ glossary, you’ll be able to plan your beds and borders to be thriving year after year with colourful blooms whether you are going for a wildflower meadow or a formal garden look. David Domoney is a Chartered Horticulturalist, Broadcaster, and Author. David has worked with a number of the UK’s leading garden retailers as a plant buyer and strategic consultant. With more than 30 years experience, in horticulture, David is as passionate about plants now as he was when he bought his first plant at a village fete. Related Posts16 Comments
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