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Perennials (especially small flowering plants) that grow and bloom over the spring and summer, die back every autumn and winter, and then return in the spring from their rootstock or other overwintering structure, are known as herbaceous perennials. [5] However, depending on the rigours of the local climate (temperature, moisture, organic ...
Description. Alfalfa is a perennial forage legume which normally lives four to eight years, but can live more than 20 years, depending on variety and climate. [4] The plant grows to a height of up to 1 metre (3⁄2 feet), and has a deep root system, sometimes growing to a depth of more than 15 m (49 ft) to reach groundwater. Typically the root ...
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (/ ˌ æ n dʒ i ə ˈ s p ər m iː /), [5] [6] commonly called angiosperms.They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of broad-leaved trees, shrubs and vines, and most aquatic plants.
Amaranth is a herbaceous plant or shrub that is either annual or perennial across the genus. [5] Flowers vary interspecifically from the presence of 3 or 5 tepals and stamens, whereas a 7- porate pollen grain structure remains consistent across the family. [5] Species across the genus contain concentric rings of vascular bundles, and fix carbon ...
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. [1] [2] It is a hardy, perennial herb [3] with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. [4]It is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean but has become widely naturalized in many parts of the world, especially on dry soils near the sea coast and on riverbanks.
Chocolate Cosmos. Higher maintenance than annual cosmos, this perennial species (Cosmos atrosanguineus) bears dark red flowers that smell like chocolate until fall temperatures dip below 50 ...
Asparagus setiformis Krylov. Asparagus vulgaris Gueldenst. ex Ledeb. Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a perennial flowering plant species in the genus Asparagus native to Eurasia. Widely cultivated as a vegetable crop, its young shoots are used as a spring vegetable.
Hibiscus[2][3] is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The genus is quite large, comprising several hundred species that are native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. Member species are renowned for their large, showy flowers and those species are commonly known simply as "hibiscus ...