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What makes a plant an annual or perennial, and what does it mean to be an herbaceous perennial? Annuals last only one year at most, although some reseed readily like cosmos and cleome. Perennials that die back to the ground in winter are considered herbaceous while perennials like trees and shrubs are called woodies. Bear in mind that some herbaceous perennials in the Washington, DC area may produce woody tissue if they grew in a warmer climate. For example some Fan Palms may over-winter in a warm protected location in the city, even though it will die back to the ground. At American Plant you’ll find all of our woodies in the Nursery Department, while annuals and herbaceous perennials are in the Bedding Plants Department. MARKETING CONTAINER PLANTS If you go into a grocery store to buy canned tuna fish there are all different brands, sizes, types and prices. You may buy the brand you always buy, the one that looks the best, or you might buy using a price by volume. Now required by consumer information law, container plants sold in garden centers require comprehensive measurement labels and advertising information. You will start to see labels with the container identified by traditional measurements (diameter) but also net contents by minimum volume. As an example, Annual Market Packs are established as 6 cells; each cell has a guaranteed minimum volume of 12 fl oz (345ml), so the market pack has a minimum volume total of 2.25 qt (2.12L). In addition, each vendor may have different volume measurements also. It’s a lot of information, but it gives you a guaranteed size for your money no matter how you measure it! |
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Lenny
Martinko Marlene
Bessel Shauna
Dooley Emily
Tettelbaum Gina
Lorene
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