There are many benefits to including part shade perennials in one's garden. Unlike annuals that provide quick color that is short lived, these varieties require two or more growing seasons to reach maturity. Once established, they return every spring and will provide color, foliage or both for several seasons, making them popular landscaping choices.
Annuals grow to maturity in one growing season. They can be planted from seed, flower and produce fruit or seeds in one growing season. Most of the time, they die after they produce and need to be planted again in subsequent seasons.
By way of contrast, the perennial plant does not flower or create seeds and fruit during its first year of life. To ensure color in the bed, gardeners often buy transplants that have been growing for at least one year in a nursery. This allows the plant to flower the first year it is added to a bed.
In areas of deep freezes, heavy frost or severe winter weather foliage sometimes dies back. In milder climates, the leaves often remain green all year long. New growth can be produced from the root system, allowing a garden that has been well planned to become vigorous again the next season.
Often beds do not receive a lot of direct sunlight. They may be shaded by surrounding buildings or receive filtered light through trees. These locations can stunt growth or even bring death the plants that love the sun. However, by selecting the correct varieties that prefer the shade, the plants can thrive.
If a gardener prefers plants that will return several years without replanting a garden in a location that is receives partial sunshine, part shade perennials make a great choice. Flowering plants of this variety can provide many different colors to fit with the color scheme of any landscape design. Plants are available that do not develop the woody stems of shrubs or trees.
Annuals grow to maturity in one growing season. They can be planted from seed, flower and produce fruit or seeds in one growing season. Most of the time, they die after they produce and need to be planted again in subsequent seasons.
By way of contrast, the perennial plant does not flower or create seeds and fruit during its first year of life. To ensure color in the bed, gardeners often buy transplants that have been growing for at least one year in a nursery. This allows the plant to flower the first year it is added to a bed.
In areas of deep freezes, heavy frost or severe winter weather foliage sometimes dies back. In milder climates, the leaves often remain green all year long. New growth can be produced from the root system, allowing a garden that has been well planned to become vigorous again the next season.
Often beds do not receive a lot of direct sunlight. They may be shaded by surrounding buildings or receive filtered light through trees. These locations can stunt growth or even bring death the plants that love the sun. However, by selecting the correct varieties that prefer the shade, the plants can thrive.
If a gardener prefers plants that will return several years without replanting a garden in a location that is receives partial sunshine, part shade perennials make a great choice. Flowering plants of this variety can provide many different colors to fit with the color scheme of any landscape design. Plants are available that do not develop the woody stems of shrubs or trees.
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