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Day llily is a genus of plant consisting of over 60,000 different cultivars and species. Over 1,000 new cultivars are registered every year, resulting in day lilies that grow in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and colors. Day lily flowers can grow in almost every color except blue. They bloom during summer months and require little... more »
Daylilies are perennial flowers that grow in a variety of colors, most often in shades of orange or yellow. The buds grow in a cluster at the stop of the stem and last for only one day, hence the name "daylily." Each stalk has several buds, and after one blossoms, another soon follows, creating the impression that daylily blooms are... more »
When you are preparing to force tulip bulbs indoors, you will want to choose the most healthy bulbs. Forcing tulips indoors is strenuous, and only the best will provide you with satisfactory results. Pick over your bulbs carefully. Search for bruises, softness and size. For the most part, larger bulbs will be the more hardy. Your soil... more »
The daylily is a perennial plant with bright vivid blooms that typically last for one day, hence its name. Daylily plants bloom in early to mid-summer, depending upon the zone they are growing in. The daylily plant is called a "fan" because the leaves resemble an old fashioned lady's fan. As the plant grows, it adds additional fans to... more »
Lilies of the Valley make quite a statement with their white or pink bell-shaped flowers against the bright green leaves. They grow just high enough to make a superior ground cover or border, and they are perfect for that vase that is too small to hold other flowers. They will multiply very rapidly, giving you enough plants to make... more »
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A bulb is an underground vertical shoot that has modified leaves (or thickened leaf bases) that are used as food storage organs by a dormant plant.
A bulbs leaf bases generally do not support leaves, but contain food reserves to enable the plant to survive adverse conditions. The leaf bases may resemble scales, or they may overlap and surround the center of the bulb as with the onion. A modified stem forms the base of the bulb, and plant growth occurs from this basal plate. Roots emerge from the underside of the base, and new stems and leaves from the upper side.
Other types of storage organs (such as corms, rhizomes, and tubers) are sometimes erroneously referred to as bulbs. The correct term for plants that form underground storage organs, including bulbs as well as tubers and corms, is geophyte. Some epiphytic orchids (family Orchidaceae) form above-ground storage organs called pseudobulbs, that superficially resemble bulbs.
All plants that form true bulbs are monocotyledons, and include:
*Onion, garlic, and other alliums, family Alliaceae.
*Lily, tulip, and many other members of the lily family Liliaceae.
*Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Narcissus, and several other members of the amaryllis family Amaryllidaceae.
*Two groups of Iris species, family Iridaceae: subgenus Xiphium (the "Dutch" irises) and subgenus Hermodactyloides (the miniature "rock garden" irises).
Bulbil
Some lilies form small bulbs, called bulbils in their leaf axils. Several members of the onion family, Alliaceae, including Allium sativum (garlic), form bulbils in their flower heads, sometimes as the flowers fade, or even instead of the flowers. The so-called Tree onion (Allium cepa var. proliferum) forms small onions which are large enough for pickling.
Some ferns, such as Hen and Chicken Fern grow offshoots on top of their fronds, which are also referred to as bulbils.
Most flower bulbs require a cold winter frost to bloo read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulb
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