What is a perennial plant?
Definition of Perennial: There are two ways to define the term perennial plant, a botanist's definition of perennial and a gardener's definition. A botanist defines a perennial as a plant whose life cycle is more than two years. Botanists classify plants as either annual, biennial, or perennial. Annuals complete their life cycle in a single year and then die of old age. Biennials take two years to complete their life cycle. Perennial flowers take more than two years to complete their life cycle.
For a gardener, the perennial vs. annual question also takes into account the weather tolerance of a plant and for gardeners, the definition of perennial is, a plant that survives the winter in my garden and comes back every year. For a perennial garden in Minnesota, a calla lily is an annual because it cannot tolerate the cold Minnesota winters, but in southern Florida, a calla lily is a perennial flower because it will live for many years.
Perennial flowering plants can be further divided into woody perennials like a tree or shrub and herbaceous perennials (not-woody) like peony or trillium. Plant Delights Nursery specializes in herbaceous perennials but we sell a few woody perennials too.
Our primary focus is on perennial flowers that are winter hardy in the southern US (Zone 6 and warmer) but we grow many perennial flowering plants that are cold tolerant in Zone 3, Zone 4, or Zone 5.
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Trillium grandiflorum 'Morgan'
Item #: 16723
Zones: 2a to 8b
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Trillium lancifolium 'Midgley'
Item #: 17858
Zones: 6a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Trillium ludovicianum 'Alexandria'
Item #: 16977
Zones: 6a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Trillium x ludoviciatum 'The Smiths'
Item #: 9279
Zones: 6a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Trillium luteum
Item #: 8856
Zones: 4a to 7b
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Trillium oostingii
Item #: 11723
Zones: 6a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Trillium recurvatum 'Arcadia'
Item #: 8684
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Trillium x recurvifolium 'Love Shack'
Item #: 16645
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Trillium simile
Item #: 6081
Zones: 5a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Trillium stamineum 'Power Walker'
Item #: 17957
Zones: 4b to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Trillium sulcatum
Item #: 9205
Zones: 4a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Trillium underwoodii
Item #: 2973
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Tripidium arundinaceum
Item #: 1735
Zones: 6a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 120" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
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Verbena 'Blue Princess'
Item #: 1945
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Verbena bonariensis
Item #: 1144
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: South America
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Verbena canadensis 'Snowflurry'
Item #: 1148
Zones: 5a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Verbena catharinae 'Lavender Frappe'
Item #: 9573
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 1" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Brazil
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Verbena peruviana
Item #: 1154
Zones: 6a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 2" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Argentina, Brazil
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Verbena 'Pink Princess'
Item #: 10782
Zones: 8a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Verbena 'Princess Bride'
Item #: 6646
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Verbena tenera 'Sissinghurst'
Item #: 1159
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 3" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Verbena tenuisecta 'Decked Out'
Item #: 5423
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Verbena 'Texas Appleblossom'
Item #: 1327
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Vernonia angustifolia 'Plum Peachy'
Item #: 6206
Zones: 5a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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More Information About Perennials
Shop All Perennials!
Do you know what hardiness zone you are in? Use your zip code to find your zone! Below is our current list of perennial flowers for sale... A to Z. If you want to see all of the flowering perennials that we have sold in the past, please check out our Perennial Encyclopedia.