Flower Gardening–Bulbs
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 with root structures that can store energy and food in one, consolidated structure, are horticulturally lumped together as “bulbs.” What we think of as bulbs such as lilies, iris, gladiolus, dahlias, cannas, caladium, and narcissus are botanically different structures. The botanical differences between the plants come into play for storage, division and planting, so it is instructive to learn the difference between each type of plant.
More on bulbs in the next post.
Great Gardening!
Larry Gildea, PhD. (Dr. Larry)
http://www.gardeningbonanza.com
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