They are long-lived perennial plants that can increase their size each year by producing woody stems.
Once a butterfly weed develops a good root system, it becomes a long-lived, drought-resistant plant.
Telopea species are long-lived, perennial plants that re-sprout from lignotubers after fire.
A long-lived plant has time to develop a deep and extensive root system making it theoretically capable of accessing more moisture than an annual plant.
It is a long-lived perennial plant which may survive for twenty-five years, and annual growth rings can be seen in the stipe.
The eastern prairie fringed orchid is a long-lived perennial plant.
It is a long-lived, somewhat bushy plant which bears long straight stems with evenly spaced oval-shaped leaves.
Inaka is a long-lived plant and can survive for up to 220 years.
Cutting the flowers before they set seed results in a long-lived plant.
Utilities do not like investing in long-lived plants that run on a fuel that may be unavailable in a few years.
