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]}

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