A '''herbaceous plant''' is a [[plant]] that has leaves and stems that die at the end of the growing season to the soil level. A herbaceous plant may be [[Annual plant|annual]], [[Biennial plant|biennial]] or [[Perennial plant|perennial]].
Not [[woody]]; dying down each year; said also of soft branches before they become woody.{{SCH}}
Herbaceous perennial plants have [[stem]]s that die at the end of the growing season. New growth forms from the [[root]]s or from [[underground stems]] or from [[crown (botany)|crown]] tissue at the surface of the ground. Examples include bulbs, [[Peony|Peonies]], [[Hosta]] and [[Poaceae|grasses]]. By contrast, non-herbaceous perennial plants are [[woody plant]]s which have stems above ground that remain alive during winter and grow shoots the next year from the above ground parts, including [[trees]], [[shrubs]] and [[vines]].
