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Biennials, like caraway and parsley, live for two growing seasons, producing only foliage during their first year, then flowers and seeds in their second before dying.

From Washington Times • May 23, 2023

Biennials and museums are sites of power, after all; the curator is a gatekeeper.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2022

He does have a respectable track record as a filmmaker and artist, having shown his work at several Whitney Biennials and the Pompidou Center.

From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2015

Biennials aren’t supposed to go to seed the first year but sometimes do.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2015

Hardy Biennials and Perennials.—These are often sown in pans or boxes, and are pricked off when large enough into other pans or pots before they are transferred to beds or borders.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons