Luczai notes that this trend is associated with an overall increase in gardening. Shows like 'Martha Stewart Living' and 'The Victory Garden' have helped spur a tremendous increase in interest in gardening. Perennials tend to be lower maintenance and more drought resistant than other types of plants. They also offer consumers a great diversity in bloom time, blossom shape and form, and color of foliage and flowers. With more than 1,000 commercial flower operations in the state, Massachusetts currently ranks in the top 15 states for wholesale production of ornamental plants.
Perennials represent a growing category for local greenhouses and nurseries.