Lantana as perennial; plus more definitions
- Subject: Lantana as perennial; plus more definitions
- From: J*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 12:39:49 EDT
> What about hardy annuals? Those that germinate in the fall/winter and over
> winter and bloom in the spring and summer.
A hardy annual is one that can survive the winter to sprout/grow in the
spring. This is in contrast to tender annuals which would die (as seed or as
seedling) if planted in the fall; thus they wouldn't grow in the spring.
>
> I think the main focus of this group is herbaceous perennials, those plants
> that "die down" so to speak in the fall and return in the spring. This is
> a
> wide group of plants, with some species being true perennials but other
> times
> and locations they might be biannual or anneals.
*Herbaceous perennials* are non-woody plants which live for 3 or more years.
This group is further subdivided into deciduous herbaceous perennials and
evergreen herbaceous perennials.
Deciduous herbaceous perennials survive their off-season (typically, the cold
months) as live roots *without* live top growth. That is, the top dies after
growing for a single season whereas the roots survive from year to year to
year.
Evergreen herbaceous perennials retain live top growth year-round.
Herbaceous perennials that survive in some areas only as "annuals" or
"biennials" are growing in climates unsuited to their general well-being.
Some of these can be *grown as* annuals.
A biennial is a plant with a life cycle in which it sprouts and grows during
its first season, then flowers and dies during its second season.
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