What does annual flowers mean?

New annual plants sprout from the seeds. With proper care, during the course of the summer, these produce flowers. Toward the end of the growing season (late summer or early fall), annual flowers yield seeds, signaling to the plants that their life cycle is complete. read more

Typically, annuals fade after successfully setting and ripening seed, but when flowers are removed before pollination occurs, as in a cutting garden, the plant produces more and more blooms until it sets viable seed or the plant is killed by frost. read more

The term "perennial" refers to herbaceous (“green") plants since woody plants, such as trees, are perennial by definition. Unlike annuals, perennials tend to bloom for just a short time — one to three weeks — each year. Examples of popular perennial flowers include tulips, asters, black-eyed susans, and lilies. read more