Annuals & Perennials

Hey guys,
I hope everyone is doing well.

For today, I just wanted to talk a little about flowers.

As you may have noticed, there's been a lot more talk of flowers on this blog recently and it's been a really interesting expereince for me to learn about and I want to share my knowledge with you guys.

So let's talk about flowers: annuals and perennials.

Perennials are plants that continue grow year after year once they have been established, they do not leet a lot of maintenance.
Perennials typically grow during the warm months of spring and summer and then go dormant during the colder months of autumn and winter, although there are some autumn perennials out there.

Many perennials can and will grow for hundreds of years, becoming more robust and productive each year.

Examples of perennial flowers unclide peonies, lilacs, garden roses and hydrengeas.

Bulbs are perennial plants that have their own food source attached, meaning they live and flower for many years. Most flowering bulbs are planted late in the fall, mainly before the ground freezes and these plants will remain dormant throughout the winter months. Once spring arrives, the bulbs will send up shoots and then produce foiliage.

Examples of bulbs include tulips, narcissi, daffodils and Lilies.

Annuals, or tender annuals are typically planted during the spring and summer months. They bloom for one season and then die with frost or when the daylight hours get shorter. Annuals are replanted by seed again the following year.

Tender annuals are very sensitive to cold temperatures and prefer growing in warmer conditions.

Examples of annual flowers include marigolds, sunflowers, cosmos and zinnias.
Thank you for reading,
Until Next time,
Kim