Deciduous is the term she seeks.

Deciduous perennials, trees and bulbs all come back with new growth in the
spring (or whenever the growing season may be for the particular plant).

Mediterranean winter growing plants produce new growth with the winter rainy
season and are dormant during the dry summer. Many winter growing plants are
leafless in the summer.


"Travis" wrote in message
news:cWCNd.22259$uc.15265@trnddc03...
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