There are many, many types of plants, and many ways to classify them. Depending on their life expectancy, we have annuals, bi-annuals, perennials, and perennials. This time we are going to explain to you what a vivacious plant is, which are the most popular species and how they are cared for.
So you can choose the ones you like the most, getting the garden, patio or terrace of your dreams with ease. Go for it.
What is a perennial plant?
Perennial plants are those that live several years (There are those who say more than 3, others more than 5 ... But in any case they are species whose life cycle is more than two years). They are very similar to perennials, but they are distinguished because while perennials do not wither, our protagonists do. That is the way they have to survive either the winter if they are from temperate or cold climates, or the summer if on the contrary they are from hot climates.
Are bulbous plants perennial?
They might well fit into that category, of course. But since they are plants that have an organ that thickens - the bulb - from which a few roots sprout that serve more as an anchor, they are usually studied as a separate group.
The root system of the perennials is fasciculate, that is, they all come from the same point and are more or less the same length. In any case, in this article we include them in the list in case you are interested in also having some on your patio or balcony and you are not sure which one to put.
Types of perennial plants
Vivacious sun plants
If you are looking for flowers to put in a sunny place, here are some:
Sea carnation (Maritime armory)
Image - Wikimedia / Ghislain118 (AD)
It is an herb native to the northern hemisphere that reaches a height of 10 centimeters. It is very common on beaches and marshes. It produces florets in white to pink head-like inflorescences in spring-summer.
Resists up to -8ºC.
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
It is a rhizomatous plant known as yarrow, wild parsley or feather flower native to Asia and the Mediterranean region that reaches a height of 40-60 centimeters and it produces flowers in white chapters each spring.
Resists up to -7ºC.
Gailardia (Gaillardia)
It is a plant known as gailardia native to North America that grows to 45-60 centimeters tall. Its flowers resemble those of daisies, but their petals are yellow, and red in the center. These sprout in spring-summer.
It resists frosts down to -5ºC.
Cold resistant perennials
Although the ones you have seen so far (and the ones you will see below) are quite resistant to cold and frost, these others may surprise you:
astilbe
They are native plants of the forests and mountains of Asia and North America, characterized by producing very showy and large inflorescences of white, pink or red color, usually during the spring. They grow up to 60-100 centimeters in height.
They can resist cold and frost down to -15ºC.
coreopsis grandiflora
Image - Wikimedia / Dinkum
It is a plant native to North America and naturalized in China that can reach a height of up to 60 centimeters. It produces yellow flowers during the spring.
It resists temperatures down to -10ºC.
Winter hydrangea (bergenia crassifolia)
Image - Wikimedia / Jerzy Opioła
It is a plant native to Central Asia and Siberia, which grows up to 50 centimeters tall and that produces magenta, carmine, purple or white flowers during winter.
Resists cold and frost down to -12ºC.
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Mediterranean perennial plants
The Mediterranean climate is a bit special: the dry season coincides with the hottest season of the year, that is, with summer, and in winter the temperatures are mild. There are frosts, but they are weak and short-lived. What perennial plants live in this region?
Crocus
They are plants native to North Africa, Asia and Europe whose leaves and flowers sprout from a corm (an underground organ similar to the bulb). Grows up to 15, maximum 20 centimeters in height, and produce white or lilac flowers in spring.
They have to be planted in the fall, so that they bloom in the spring. They resist frosts down to -7ºC.
Tulip (Tulipa)
They are bulbous plants native to India that reach a height of about 40 centimeters. Many commercialized varieties are hybrids that produce flowers of very different colors: white, yellow, red, pink, bicolor ...
They have to be planted in late winter to flower in spring. They resist up to -7ºC,
Wild lily (iris lutescens)
Image - Wikimedia / Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz
It is a rhizomatous plant native to the Western Mediterranean that reaches a maximum height of 20 centimeters. The flowers, solitary or in pairs, are purple or yellow and bloom in spring.
Resists up to -5ºC.
How are perennial plants cared for?
I did not want to finish the article without giving you some tips to make it easy for you to keep your vivacious plant healthy and well cared for:
- Location: the ideal is that they are abroad. The ones we have seen here are mainly sunny, but there are some that you can have in semi-shade such as the wild lily or the astilbe.
- Earth:
- Pot: use universal substrate for plants.
- Garden: they grow in fertile, well-drained soils.
- Irrigation: about 3 times a week in summer, and every 5-6 days the rest of the year. In the case of bulbous plants, suspend watering after flowering.
- Subscriber: they will appreciate a regular supply of liquid guano (for sale here) during flowering.
- Multiplication: by seeds in spring, and bulbous also by separation of bulbs.
- Pruning: remove dry leaves and wilted flowers when necessary.
Enjoy your plants 😉.