This section is from the book "The Complete Garden", by Albert D. Taylor. Also available from Amazon: The Complete Garden.
There are certain plants generally known as perennials which will "run out" in the average garden after a period of two to three years. They may still continue to grow, but after the first two years they are much less vigorous. The plants in this group should be planted with the idea that at the end of two years the old plants will be removed and new ones put into their places.
Antirrhinum majus
Snapdragon Bellis perennis
English Daisy Campanula medium
Canterbury Bells Campanula pyramidalis
Chimney Bell-flower Dianthus barbatus
Sweet William Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Glaucium luteum
Yellow Horned Poppy
Hedysarum coronarium
French Honeysuckle Lunaria annua
Honesty Lychnis alba
White Pink Lychnis coronaria
Mullein Pink Lychnis dioica
Red Campion Viola cornuta
Tufted Pansy Viola tricolor
Pansy
 
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