In gardening, the term free-flowering is used to describe flowering plants that have a long bloom time and may often lack a defined blooming season, whereby producing flowers profusely over an extended period of time, at times all-year round.^[2] The terms long-flowering and long-blooming are also used for perennial plants that bloom for much of the year.^[3]

Examples

Examples of free-flowering or long flowering plants include salvias,^[4][5] thunbergias,^[6] loniceras,^[7] roses,^[8] lavenders,^[9] periwinkles,^[10] gaillardias,^[11] oleanders,^[12] begonias,^[13] bougainvilleas,^[14] morning glories,^[15] geraniums/pelargoniums,^[16] hibiscuses,^[17] and lantanas.^[18]

List

This list includes plant species that are free-flowering, particularly in warmer climates:^[19][20]

References