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CULTIVATING COMMUNICATION A Wendy Brister

#GardenIdeas - Temperennials

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ig and bold or airy and delicate – temperennials life cycle in one year (like an annual) and gardeners can
provide that much needed color and texture to enjoy them for many seasons without replanting.
Badd interest in the garden from summer to frost. You might see these plants in big box stores as “cheap”
Typically used in containers, temperennials can serve as summer decor, things like “patio” Cannas that are shorter
structural accents or add extended color in the garden - in stature or Dahlias that are totally uniform without
but you don’t need to limit them just to containers. pinching. But who wants that? I’m a fan of temperennials
A temperennial is an herbaceous plant which cannot with an attitude. The Canna that towers above you with
withstand the cold temperatures we might experience “stop you in your tracks” foliage or a Dahlia with a flower
in the Mid-Atlantic. Typically, temperennials are hardy in the size of a dinner plate and a color that you only saw
zones 7/8 and warmer. In a warmer growing zone, these on Instagram.
plants act just like perennials. They don’t complete their
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