What Is A Perennial?

A Perennial is a Plant that Reliably Returns Year after Year.

Coneflowers Are Perennials

Black-Eyed Susans Are Perennials

What Is An Annual?

Annuals Only Live One Year. Generally Speaking, They Must be Replanted Each Year.

Bachelor Buttons Are Annuals

Zinnias Are Annuals

Almost all Vegetables Are Annuals

In most cases, all the above is true. But in Mississippi, which has a milder climate, the lines are blurred.

I have an Active Bird Community and My Birds Have Sown Seeds All around my garden, Many of those seeds survived the winter, and I have many plants growing in my garden that I did not plant,