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What Are Examples of Perennial Plants?
What Are Examples of Perennial Plants?. Perennial are plants that live for more than two years. They bloom in the spring and summer, then die back during the winter. The following spring they grow back from the root-stock.
Perennial are plants that live for more than two years. They bloom in the spring and summer, then die back during the winter. The following spring they grow back from the root-stock.
Types
There are several types of perennial plants including evergreens, deciduous, monocarpic, woody and herbaceous plants.
Examples
Examples of perennial plants include bearded iris, banana, goldenrod, mint, agave, maple tree, pine tree, apple tree, alfalfa and red clover.
Features
Perennial plants have reproductive structures like bulbs, tubers, woody crowns and rhizomes. Plants utilize these structures to grow back each spring.
Benefits
Perennial plants have long root systems that can help prevent soil erosion and absorb dissolved nitrogen before it reaches groundwater. The root system of perennials mitigates weed growth. This reduces the use of herbicides.
Location
Perennials account for the large majority of plant life in forests and tundras. Most prairies and steppes are overgrown with perennials as well. Perennials are not common in sea water.
