perennial plant
Also known as perennial
thumb|Common chicory, Cichorium intybus, is a herbaceous perennial plant.
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A perennial plant is one that lives for more than two years, returning year after year rather than dying after a single growing season. These long-lived plants are useful in gardens and natural areas because they don't need to be replanted annually, making them practical and economical for landscaping and food production.
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- Life cycle and structure
- Cultivation
- Benefits in agriculture
- Location
- Types
- List of perennials
- Perennial flowers
- Perennial fruits
- Perennial herbs
- Perennial vegetables
- Aquatic plants
- See also
- Notes
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thumb|Common chicory, Cichorium intybus, is a herbaceous perennial plant.
In botany, the term perennial (per- + -ennial, "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also loosely used to distinguish plants with little or no woody growth (secondary growth in girth) from trees and shrubs, which are also technically perennials. An estimated 94% of plant species are perennials.