Question

question 6 of 20 : select the best answer for the question. 6. susan is planting her garden and choosing plants at the local plant nursery. she tells the clerk that she wants to plant perennials in her front garden bed. how often is susan expecting the plants that she chooses to germinate and flower?
a. sprout every year for two years
b. sprout this year and need to be replanted
c. grow into larger, permanent trees and shrubs
d. sprout every year, year after year

mark for review (will be highlighted on the review page)

<< previous question
next question >>

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall the definition of perennials. Perennial plants are those that live for more than two years and typically sprout, grow, flower, and reproduce year after year without needing to be replanted annually (unlike annuals which complete their life cycle in one year, or biennials which take two years).

• Option A: Perennials don't just sprout for two years; they are long - lived. So A is incorrect.
• Option B: Plants that need to be replanted are annuals (or sometimes biennials, but not perennials). Perennials come back on their own. So B is incorrect.
• Option C: Not all perennials grow into large permanent trees and shrubs; many are herbaceous plants that die back to the ground each winter but regrow from roots or other perennial structures. So C is incorrect.
• Option D: This matches the definition of perennials as they sprout and flower every year, year after year.

Answer:

D. Sprout every year, year after year