Perennials grow and bloom over the spring and summer, then die back every autumn and winter, returning in the spring from their root-stock rather than seeding themselves as an annual plant does.

Other Items of Interest

• Hellebores - a Book by Judith Knott Taylor and C. Colston Burrell
• The Well Tended Perennial Garden - a Book by Tracy Disabato-Aust
• Designing with Perennials - a Book by Pamela Harper