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perennial
perennial A plant that lives for a number of years. Woody perennials (trees and shrubs) have a permanent aerial form, which continues to grow year after year. Herbaceous (i.e. nonwoody) perennials have aerial shoots that die down each autumn and are replaced in spring by new shoots from an underground structure (see
perennation). Lupin and rhubarb are examples of herbaceous perennials. Compare
annual;
biennial;
ephemeral.
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 "The Saturday Star (South Africa)")
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Perennials are pretty perfect.(Life)
Newspaper article from: The Saturday Star (South Africa); 12/8/2007; 700+ words
; ...appreciate the value of perennials when building...planning a successful perennial border is to mix...at the back. Perennials in the foreground...middle level of the perennial border is for the not-so-tall perennials. If you're...
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 "Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)")
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Perennials' ease may have been exaggerated.(LIVING)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 6/19/2008; 700+ words
; ...overwintering perennials. Some perennials prefer sandy, dry...sunlight that benefits one perennial can burn up another...selecting annuals or perennials to install in your...chores demanded by perennial growth habits. Even more than annuals, perennials require deadheading...
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PLANT PERENNIALS FOR A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN BEAUTY
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 6/10/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Some plants are perennial in habit but are...generally considered perennials such as cacti and...on selection of perennials. Perennial flowers sometimes...designing your perennial bed. Choosing perennials requires more thought...
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Perennial beauty. (gardening)
Magazine article from: Saturday Evening Post; 5/1/1987; ; 700+ words
; PERENNIAL BEAUTY Gardening with perennials has becomeincreasingly...garden with perennials. The raw material...ofthe art called perennial gardening are...function in your perennial garden...to plantmost perennials in the cooler...
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Developing perennial upland rice I: field performance of Oryza sativa/O. rufipogon [F.sub.1], [F.sub.4], and B[C.sub.1][F.sub.4] progeny. (Crop Breeding, Genetics & Cytology).
Magazine article from: Crop Science; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...genetically in their propensity for perennial growth (i.e., quantitative...converting annual grain crops to perennials has a long and somewhat dubious...work was initiated to develop perennial cultivars of wheat (Triticum...made progress in developing perennial tetraploid grain sorghum...
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PERENNIAL PROGRESS Experts on flower power provide some lasting advice to help your garden become a continual success.(Lifestyle)
Newspaper article from: The Florida Times Union; 2/26/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Warriner, whose favorite perennials for this area include...start a North Florida perennial garden is in the fall...right, she said plant perennials in the fall. But what...efforts at starting a perennial garden that we asked...ve tried a number of perennials and we always have...
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Perennial Vegetables Need Minimal Care
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/26/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...complicated world of perennials will find great...vegetable project, for perennial vegetables tend...consider growing perennials to gain the benefit...harvest. The king of perennial vegetables, and...Strawberries, like most perennial vegetables, are...Although these perennials can be ...
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PERENNIAL WHEAT RESEARCH LOOKS AT OPTIONS FOR PRODUCERS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/27/2006; 700+ words
; ...replications of 20 lines of perennial wheat in September, plus seven non-perennial varieties already in commercial...this project is if all the perennials are highly susceptible...the greenhouse with the perennial lines being inoculated...
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Perennial favorites. (perennial flowers)(includes related articles on gardening questions and cost control)
Magazine article from: Saturday Evening Post; 7/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...fall. Some perennials are adaptable...can start a perennial bed any time...bed with other perennials. The ideal perennial bed appears...note the mature perennial's height and...Planting Plant perennials in groups of...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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PERENNIAL FAVORITES PINPOINTING THE JOY OF PLANTS INCLUDES PLANNING, PURCHASE AND PLACEMENT.(AT HOME)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/31/1998; 700+ words
; ...A lot of people buy perennials thinking since they...no. Once you get a perennial bed established, the...soil each year. But perennials tend to grow large...a few years, most perennial plants benefit from...little bit of work. Perennials are less revealing...
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perennial
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Cumming and R. E. Lee, Contemporary Perennials (1960); J. U. Crockett, Perennials (1972); A. M. Armitage, Herbaceous Perennial Plants (1989); R. R. Clausen and N. H. Ekstrom, Perennials for American Gardens (1989); P...
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perennial stream
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
perennial stream A stream that normally flows throughout the year, albeit with low dry-weather flows in occasional drought years.
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Perennial philosophy
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Perennial philosophy: see PHILOSOPHIA PERENNIS .
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onion, perennial
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
onion, perennial See onion, Welsh .
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Hay Fever
Book article from: U*X*L Complete Health Resource
...two types of hay fever: seasonal and perennial. Seasonal hay fever occurs in the spring...pollens in the air is at its highest. Perennial hay fever occurs all year. It is usually...worst after being outdoors. Symptoms of perennial hay fever are worst after spending time...
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