Suzan wrote:
Is there a specific word to describe plants that die back for the
winter? Some examples would be Bleeding Heart, Hostas, Astilbe, etc.

Cheers,

Suzan

If you mean the kind that come back in the spring.....perennial is what
they are.

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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8b
Sunset Zone 5