Perennial plant

Perennial (Plant) [ Botany ]

Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names


	A perennial plant or perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years.

(from the Latin *“per”* meaning "through", and “annus” meaning "year") This term is usually applied to herbaceous non-woody plants plants or small shrubs rather than large shrubs or trees, but used strictly it also applies to the larger and longer-lived species. Perennials usually produce one or more flower crop each year. Compare with: Annual; Biennial; Ephemeral.

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