1.   By contrast, most tender perennials do their thing exuberantly from May until October.

2.   More likely, they will treat tender perennials like annuals, but plant them for the fireworks they offer.

3.   Quite a few popular Northern houseplants and summer flowers are really tender perennials that thrive outside all year in the South.

4.   Purpurescens can last for a year or more where winter temperatures are mild, so some sources call it a short-lived tender perennial.

5.   She found her niche growing tender perennials as annuals.

6.   Tender perennials traditionally treated as annuals include popular bloomers like begonias, impatiens and morning glory.

7.   The Great Plant Co. sells tender perennials from Beds and Borders, a wholesaler on Long Island.

8.   The most challenging pot plants are tender perennials such as jasmine and hibiscus that must be brought indoors and wintered over in a bright window.

9.   Though cineraria are tender perennials, the potted varieties can be treated as annuals.

10.   Wisteria was often the plant of choice, but quick-growing alternatives can be found among the annuals and tender perennials.