What is an Annual and Perennial Flower?
Annual flowers complete their lifecycle in a single growing season and the seeds, when germinated in the springtime grow flowers, further produce seeds and then dies out. In contrast, perennials grow for more than one season and as the name implies live for much longer duration of time. There are two types of perennials – herbaceous perennials and woody perennials. Herbaceous perennials are known to die on the ground prior to sending up newer shoots the following springtime, while woody perennials, like trees and shrubs actually do not die but get larger and larger over time.
