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A '''perennial''' is a [[plant]] which dies back to its [[root]]s each [[winter]] (or dry season), but returns each year without replanting.

A '''perennial''' is a [[plant]] which dies back to its [[root]]s each [[winter]] (or dry season), but returns each year without replanting.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia

Under favorable conditions, as the years pass the plant will generate more and more stems, growing slowly larger in the process.  This is a boon to the ornamental gardener, since planting once results in more decoration every year.  Sometimes, however, a plant that is doing this will need to be [[division (plant)|divided]] in order to maintain its health and productivity.

Under favorable conditions, as the years pass the plant will generate more and more stems, growing slowly larger in the process.  This is a boon to the ornamental gardener, since planting once results in more decoration every year.  Sometimes, however, a plant that is doing this will need to be [[division (plant)|divided]] in order to maintain its health and productivity.

A perennial should not be confused with a self-reseeding [[annual (botany)|annual]] or [[biennial plants|biennial]], since those plants die after one or two years respectively but do not need to be replanted because they regrow from seeds in the garden.

A perennial should not be confused with a self-reseeding [[annual (botany)|annual]] or [[biennial plants|biennial]], since those plants die after one or two years respectively but do not need to be replanted because they regrow from seeds in the garden.

 

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