Skeleton Flower: A Complete Guide on How to Grow and Care for It

Annual plants have a life cycle of one growing season and then die. Annual typically refers to plants whose dormant seed is the only part that survives one growing season and dies back in winter. However, what about perennial plants? What is a perennial plant?

Perennial plants live for more than two years, differentiating them from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. Perennials can be woody or herbaceous and have the ability to produce flowers and fruits over many seasons. Some examples of woodland perennials are wood anemone, primrose, red campion, foxglove, erythronium, and skeleton flower.

A skeleton flower is a deciduous perennial plant that blooms from May to July develops clusters of bright blue berries in early autumn, and then dies back in winter.