Book 29, Question 16
What is the difference between annuals, perennials, and biennials?
Annuals live for one growing season and then die, so you plant them again each spring, like marigolds and beans.
Perennials live for several years and come back every spring from their roots, like peonies and rhubarb. Biennials take two years: they grow leaves in the first year and flower in the second year, like parsley and foxglove. Foxglove is poisonous, so do not eat any part of it.
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Quick answers
What is the difference between annuals, perennials, and biennials?
Herbs can be classified as either annual, biennial, or perennial.
Source: NC State University
More fun facts
- Chard, also referred to as Swiss chard, is a biennial grown as an annual for leaves and stalks rather than the roots.
Sources: Oregon State University