perennial

• Was that simply what Sophie had characterized as her perennial selfishness? —  Hostage to Murder – McDermid, Val – Lindsay Gordon 06
• Having become known as a perennial also-ran, Dita won gold at last year's Beijing Olympics by breaking clear midway through the race and building up an insurmountable lead. —  Nationalsportsreview.com Blogs
• Some gardeners make sure a perennial is always "performing." —  daytondailynews.com - News
• Height, 1 ft Gillenia Trifoliata.--The Three-Leaved Gillenia is a hardy herbaceous perennial which is very useful as a cut flower for the decoration of vases, etc. It should be grown in large clumps, delights in a deep, moist soil and partial shade, and may be propagated by dividing the roots early in spring. —  Gardening for the Million
• If Emperor, Imperial, or Intermediate Stocks are sown in March or April, they will flower in the autumn; if sown in June or July they will flower during the following June, and throughout the summer and autumn Stokesia Cyanea.--A handsome herbaceous perennial which is quite hardy, but owing to the late period at which it flowers its blooms are liable to be cut off by frosts. —  Gardening for the Million

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