Perennials Sentence Examples

Ornamental strong-growing perennials requiring much space.

Tomatoes, although technically short-lived perennials, are treated as annuals and raised from seed each year.

The plants are hardy herbaceous perennials with narrow tufted radical leaves and an elongated stem bearing a handsome spike of white or yellow flowers.

The selection of suitable alpines, perennials and shrubs and trees also necessitates considerable knowledge on the part of the gardener.

Some deep-rooting perennials do not spread much at the surface, and only require refreshing from time to time by top-dressings.

Only a section of some of the best of the decorative hardy perennials can be noted, before we pass on to those popular subjects of this class which have been directly influenced by the hybridizer and improver.

The perennials should be transplanted either every year or every second year.

In the last week, sow hardy annuals in the borders, with biennials that flower the first season, as also perennials.

Biennials and perennials should be sown before the middle of the month.

Annuals, and easy to grow perennials such as ox-eye daisy are not worth growing in pots, but should be sown direct.

Small plants & hardy perennials, many bulbs & ferns, hardy perennials, many bulbs & ferns, hardy orchids & dwarf trees & shrubs.

The nursery specializes in perennials, grasses and woodland plants including hosta and hemerocallis (daylilies ).

The species are marine perennials, rooted in the substratum, having leafy stems either submerged or partially submerged.

The garden includes magnolia, bold foliaged plants, common hornbeam and perennials to soften geometric lines.

Now is the time to divide those perennials which might be getting a little too large for their space.

Week 2 General Put plant supports over tall growing perennials.

To get the best effect, always aim to plant perennials in groups to make the most impact.

Describe herbaceous perennials suitable to cut flower growing in a specific locality.

Small plants & hardy perennials, many bulbs & ferns, hardy orchids & dwarf trees & shrubs.

All the species are hardy, semi-evergreen to evergreen clump-forming rhizomatous perennials retaining their leaves throughout the winter.

These can be filled with summer bulbs, tender perennials or annuals.

Dividing border perennials The centers of many plants which form congested large clumps eventually exhaust the soil.

These will replace older tender perennials that have become too woody.

Under normal conditions in warm climates many of the species are perennials, but, in the United States for example, climatic conditions necessitate the plants being renewed annually, and even in the tropics it is often found advisable to treat them as annuals to ensure the production of cotton of the best quality, to facilitate cultural operations, and to keep insect and fungoid pests in check.

Division Teasing, pulling or cutting apart clumps of herbaceous perennials and suckering shrubs in order to produce more plants.

There is no shortage of plants to choose from among hardy and half-hardy annuals or hardy and tender perennials.

They're rather plain, traditional-looking varieties and they aren't available in a lot of different colors yet, but if you'd like to spare yourself the trouble of planting new bulbs every year, these perennials can be a big help.

Perennials, which come back every year or don't die back in the winter, tend to be more expensive but are worth it in the long run because you don't have to replace them annually.

Perennials come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colors.

Echinacea is a group of perennials indigenous to central and eastern North America.

Vigorous perennials of the Buttercup order, 3 feet to 6 feet high, thriving in free soil; flower spikes, white and long, with showy berries.

Stately perennials with fine foliage, mostly coming from the countries round the Mediterranean, and hardy.

Graceful perennials allied to Solomons Seal, bearing yellow blossoms.

Hardy evergreen perennials, of which V. graeca is the handsomest, and bears a strong resemblance to the better-known V. utriculata, long cultivated in gardens.

Cat Mint (Nepeta) - Herbaceous perennials, of which N. macrantha has rather showy purple flowers, but is too tall and coarse for the border.

Christmas Rose (Helleborus) - One of the most valuable classes of hardy perennials we have, as they flower in the open air when there is little else in bloom.

Dragons-head (Dracocephalum) - Plants of the Sage family, among them a few choice perennials suitable for the rock garden or the mixed border, succeeding in light garden soil and increased by division or seed.

Some of the true perennials, and particularly the prostrate ones, are shy seeders, but the tall ones seed freely.

The hardy perennials are not important, and seldom succeed.

False Dragons-Head (Physostegia) - Vigorous perennials, best for grouping with the bolder kinds of hardy plants.

It does well among shrubs or in borders of the best perennials, and groups of it so placed are very handsome.

French Honey-suckle (Hedysarum) - Plants of the Pea order, mostly weedy, only a few perennials being ornamental.

Giant Parsnip (Heracleum) - Umbelliferous perennials, mostly of gigantic growth, having huge spreading leaves and tall flower-stems, with umbelled clusters of small white flowers 1 foot or more across.

Goats Rue (Galega) - Graceful perennials of the Pea family flourishing in any soil.

They are herbaceous perennials, growing from 2 to 5 feet in height.

Great Bell-flower (Platycodon) - Perennials, allied to the Bell-flowers.

Unique among perennials, it is worthy of any care to make it a success.

Those in cultivation are perennials, but do best if frequently renewed from seed sown as soon as ripe, the seedlings being wintered in a frame, and planted out in spring.

All the species are true perennials, easily cultivated, vigorous, and free-flowering.

Meconopsis Grandis - A newly introduced kind from the mountains of Sikkim, and one of the few true perennials in the genus.

Inula - Perennials, few of which are of high value for the garden.

Isatis - A small group of perennials, with little garden value; the Dyers Woad, a native plant (Isatis tinctoria) is interesting as yielding the blue dye with which the ancient Britons painted their bodies.

Some of the perennials are good border and rock garden plants, and the best of these is H. olympicum, one of the largest flowered kinds, though not more than 1 foot high.

There are in cultivation many species, both annual and perennial, but the most important are the tall hybrid perennials, of which there are many varieties with a wonderful range of lovely color.

Milk-weed, Silk-weed (Asclepias) - A large genus of strong-growing herbaceous perennials, few of them adapted for the flower garden, as they require a good deal of room, and are not attractive.

Mina - Fast-growing climbers from Mexico, and, while perennials in their own country, mostly grown as tender annuals with us.

Other handsome Poppies, such as Heldreichii and spicatum, both from Asia Minor, with orange and brick-red flowers respectively, are perennials of easy culture.

They are hardy, herbaceous perennials, and succeed will in the open border in rich, light soil.

Prairie Clover (Petalostemon) - Pretty clover-like perennials, mostly from the western states of America, and not much grown, though well worthy of cultivation in warm open soils, coming readily from seed.

American Sunflower-like perennials, of stately habit, and among those which suggested the idea of the "wild garden" to me.

Skullcap (Scutellaria) - Hardy perennials, of which several are in cultivation, but few are good garden plants.

Snakes-beard (Ophiopogon) - Herbaceous perennials, about 1 1/2 feet high, the flowers, usually small, lilac, appearing late in summer and in autumn in spikes, 2 to 5 inches long, rising from grassy tufts of evergreen foliage.

American perennials of some beauty, having the flower-heads arranged in long dense spikes.

Spurge (Euphorbia) - Perennials and dwarf bushy plants, including few hardy species of value for the flower garden.

Suitable for naturalising near wood walks and in open shrubberies in any soil, and may be used among fine-leaved perennials.

Thorough-wort (Eupatorium) - Coarse Composite perennials, most of which are better suited for the wild gardens than for borders, though two or three kinds are worth a place for supplying cut flowers in autumn.

Trachystemon - Two species of hardy perennials belonging to the Borage family.

Transvaal Daisy (Gerbera) - Perennials from South Africa, of which few are yet in cultivation.

It is one of the most vigorous of perennials, and may be turned to good account in many ways, e.g., the shrubbery border and the more open approaches to the woodland.

Virginian Spiderwort (Tradescantia) - Perennials some of them quite hardy, of which T. virginica with its varieties is the best.

In my garden it takes its place with other hardy perennials and is not protected in any way.

It is excellent for the mixed border, and for grouping with medium-sized perennials that have fine foliage.

A. anethifolia is one of the most elegant herbaceous perennials, 5 feet in height.

In climates with cold winters, it's a good idea to mulch newly planted or less hardy perennials and shrubs over the winter.

You can plant it in a sunny location in the mid-section of your garden amongst other shrubs and perennials which will provide interest the rest of the year.

These late-summer-blooming perennials are hardy in zones 4 to 8.

When you cut back perennials, it is a good idea to mark their location with a stake.

This is also a good time to make a sketch or map of your garden, indicating which perennials you have and where each one is located.

Cutting back other perennials is optional.

Others like to watch the birds that gather to eat dried seeds from perennials like Echinacea.

In areas with cold winters and little snow cover, perennials will benefit from a protective winter mulch.

Pinks are often grown as an annual, but in warmer climates they can be grown as perennials.

Don't limit your garden to annuals and perennials, feel free to try out new things.

Pinks perennials provide excellent flowers and foliage for any type of garden.

No matter what your gardening zone, you can grow pinks perennials.

Pinks perennials grow throughout Europe, Asia, North America and even parts of Africa.

As the name suggests, most pinks perennials are pink.

Pinks perennials require full sun, defined as at least four to five hours of direct sunlight per day.

Spring is the time when many trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials burst forth in blossom.

Most gardeners, when speaking of spring flowers, refer to annuals and perennials that bloom March through May.

Most people treat strawberries as perennials.

In addition to a vast collection of unique hydrangea varieties, visitors will have an opportunity to preview a wide selection of annuals, perennials, grasses, trees and other shrubs.

Tall, blowsy perennials mingle with shorter flowers with equal ease, and while some like to plant hues of similar colors, many cottage gardeners just fill their gardens with a profusion of blossoms in whatever colors strike their fancy.

There are a surprising number of winter flower plants ranging from perennials to trees and shrubs.

Hellebores' popularity increases yearly, with more people embracing these miraculous perennials.

Not only is fall the time to plant all those gorgeous bulbs that blossom in the springtime - tulips, daffodils, hyacinth, crocus and so many more - but perennials love the fall, too.

In addition, some annuals will give you another great run of color until the hard frost hits.Most perennials available in the garden center can be planted now.

Cut back perennials to prevent insects from sheltering over winter.

Perennials are a good investment since, with a little bit of care, they grow year after year.

The fall flower garden includes late-season blooming annuals and perennials.

The fall flower garden also includes maintenance tasks, such as dividing perennials, transplanting perennials, and trimming spent flowers.

Nature intends perennials to return year after year, growing from the same root stock as the previous year.

Any non-native summer plants such as many annual flowers, tender perennials, houseplants and tropical plants require special care, so take steps now to ensure health plants year-round.

This added layer should allow them to stay dormant for the winter and grow in the spring.Whether you have root vegetables already planted or just a few perennials hanging out over winter, it is still best to mulch the entire garden.

There are nearly 300 different varieties of carnations and many are perennials.

Paper whites are perennials so every few years you will need to separate the clusters to prevent overcrowding and support healthy growth.

Some flower seeds, such as morning glories, prefer to be planted directly into the soil, while others, such as many perennials, need to be started indoors for the best results.

Among the categories above, flower fanciers specifically will want to peruse the New Features, Customer Favorites, Garden-Ready Plants, Container Gardens, Annuals, Summer Bulbs, and Perennials Section.

Perennials return year after year from their rootstock.

Make sure your perennials have enough space to expand next year.

Some herbs are annuals, biennials or perennials.

Rosemary can typically survive winter and perennials will return in the spring.

They are herbaceous perennials, generally with hairy serrated leaves and handsome flowers.

As garden plants the aconites are very ornamental, hardy perennials.

Sow annuals for succession in the last week, also biennials and perennials in the nursery compartment, for planting out next year.

Transplant strong plants of biennials and perennials to their final situations; also the select plants used for spring bedding.

Frequently, as in many Dicotyledons, the primary root, the original root of the seedling, persists throughout the life of the plant, forming, as often in biennials, a thickened tap-root, as in carrot, or in perennials, a much-branched root system.