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Perennial

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🌳 Plant Types Basic

A plant that persists for multiple growing seasons, typically flowering and setting seed repeatedly throughout its lifetime. Herbaceous perennials die back to the ground in winter but regrow from their root systems each spring.

Etymology

From Latin perennis, meaning "lasting through the year," from per (through) + annus (year).

Example

Peonies are long-lived perennials that can thrive in the same spot for decades.