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What is a biennial plant? Everything you need to know, including the best ones to grow yourself

White honesty.

It's one of those terms that pops up a lot when to comes to gardening, but what is a biennial plant? And how are they any different to annuals and perennial plants?

Well, if you wade through all of that confusing garden jargon, the clue is in the name – all of the above terms refer to a plant's life cycle. Annuals grow, flower, set seed and die, all in the space of one year; perennials have been dubbed the ultimate in affordable garden hacks because they grow back for multiple growing seasons.

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