What are the perennial flowers?

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1. What are perennial flowers?

2. Main types

3. Used in gardens

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Specifically, representative examples of perennial flowers include "peony", "purse peony", "hollyhock", "lily of the valley", etc. This type of plant is widely used in gardens. It refers to a type of plant whose underground parts can survive the winter in the soil and can sprout again the following spring. This is a general term for many types of plants, not just one.

1. What are perennial flowers?

1. What is a perennial flower?

Some friends may have only heard of it, but are not particularly familiar with its specific concept, so here is a brief introduction. During the winter, the underground part of the plant spends the winter in the soil; then, when spring comes the following year, the above-ground part will sprout again, continue to develop, bloom, and eventually bear fruit. Generally speaking, most of these plants are found in cold areas. They can be divided into two categories: those that are cold-tolerant and those that are not. For the former, it can be grown in the open field; for the latter, this is not possible and must be grown in a greenhouse.

2. Main species

（ 1) Peony: This is an herbaceous flower from the Ranunaceae family. It has been cultivated in my country for thousands of years. It can almost be said that it is one of the earliest varieties cultivated in our country. It is also listed as one of the "Six Famous Flowers" and is known as the "Flower Fairy". It is more abundant in northern my country.

(2) Purple peony: a typical perennial flower and a herbaceous plant. For those that grow wild, the altitude is very high and they are cold-resistant species.

(3) Hollyhock: It is also relatively representative. Because it is mainly distributed in Sichuan, it is named after the word "Shu". It is also a hardy species.

(4) Lily of the Valley: It is mainly distributed in North China and grows at a high altitude. It likes cool weather and is extremely tolerant to severe cold weather.

3. Used in gardens

For this type of plants, use in gardens is very common. Generally speaking, it can be used in flower beds, flower paths, lawns, water greening, etc. However, due to different regional characteristics, the applicable varieties are also different.

2. Main types

3. Used in gardens

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