Perennial? Annual?

In Canada, where I am gardening now, perennials come up every Spring, die down in the Fall, and resurface in the Spring again.  Annuals bloom and look beautiful from the time they are sown or planted in the Spring, and die in the Fall. 

Apparently, in the Caribbean, Canadian perennials become annuals and annuals become perennials!

Since perennials need the cold winter, they die off when they're finished blooming and don't come back.  Annuals are typically done in by the cold weather, which doesn't occur in the tropics.

It's a challenge, for sure!

This is part of our Canadian garden.  I wonder if any of these flowers will transfer to our new home.