What is the difference between an annual, perennial and biennial?
Annual An annual is a plant that only lives for one year/season and are not frost hardy in this country. Most of what we call ‘summer bedding’ are annual plants – planted in the Spring, flowers throughout the summer and then dies off in the frosts. Perennial Perennials are winter hardy which means they can survive frost, snow and freezing temperatures. This means that they will grow back and flower every year. Perennials need to be cut back down to the ground after flowering, this keeps them looking neat and tidy and makes dividing easier. The flower stems grow back at the beginning of the following season. Biennial Biennials take 2 years to complete their life-cycle. In the first year they develop roots, stems and leaves. Biennials enter dormancy through their first winter and the following spring/summer will produce flowers and seeds.
