Archive for July, 2008

Flower Gardening–True Bulbs

July 5th, 2008

Hello,
Here is more information on bulbs.
True Bulbs
True bulbs are compressed stems with leaves surrounding the apical, or top, bud.  The leaves are the structures that store food for the plant—remaining swollen until planted.  Bulbs that have been in storage for long periods of time are often shriveled and dry because they have used all of […]

Flower Gardening–Bulbs

July 4th, 2008

Hello,
Today’s post is more information on bulbs
What are Bulbs?
True bulbs are compressed stems with layers of leaves. Onions are bulbs. The layers of the onion are leaves. If you leave an onion in the refrigerator drawer for too long, it starts to sprout. Botany separates plants into different types of root structures. Plants […]

Flower Gardening–Tulips

July 2nd, 2008

Hello,
Today’s post is some information about Tulips
Tulips have perhaps the most well-known and absurd history of any bulb plant. Today, thousands of tulip varieties with different colors and shapes grace gardens everywhere. The tulip began, humbly, as a wildflower in Turkey. Today, species tulips still grow wild on the hillsides. Tulip is the Turkish word […]