What is a 'hardy' plant?

What is a 'hardy' plant?

Tracy DiSabato-Aust (Garden Designer and Author) gives expert video advice on: What is an 'annual' compared to a 'perennial'?; What is an 'evergreen'?; What is a 'deciduous' plant? and more...

A hardy plant is a plant that lives throughout the entire year, and hopefully comes back year after year. It can be a woody plant, and it can be herbaceous or perennial. Those would be considered hardy. Annuals are not hardy. Hardiness is often determined by the climate, the hardiness zone, if you will, that we live in, as well as sometimes the moisture level. The amount of heat through the summer will also affect how hardy a plant is in an area.