Tag Archives: bulbs
Anomatheca Cruenta.
This produces an abundance of bright red flowers with a dark blotch and a low growth of grass-like foliage. It is suitable for either vases, edges, or groups. Plant the … Read more
Hyacinths.
May be grown in pots, in glasses, or in beds and borders. The soil should be rich and light. Good loam mixed with old manure and a little leaf-mould and … Read more
Homerias.
Beautiful little South African plants. For out-door cultivation plant the bulbs in a dry, warm situation, from October to January, 3 in. deep, and the same distance apart, in rich, … Read more
Massonia.
Singular plants, which to grow to perfection should be placed in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand. They require no water while in a dormant state, and may be … Read more
Turks Cap Lily
Lilium martagon or Turk’s cap lily is a highly decorative species of lily. The flower color is typically a pink-purple, with dark spots, but is quite variable, extending from near … Read more
Bulbs
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.
All plants that form … Read more
Corm
Corms are sometimes confused with true bulbs; they are often similar in appearance to bulbs externally, and thus erroneously called bulbs. Corms are stems that are internally structured with solid … Read more
Daffodil
Daffodil is the common English name often used now for all varieties of narcissus.
Though the traditional daffodil of folklore, poetry, and field may have a yellow to golden-yellow … Read more
Turnips.
To obtain mild and delicately-flavoured Turnips a somewhat light, sandy, but deep, rich soil is necessary. For a first crop sow the Early White Dutch variety in February or the … Read more
Cyclamen.
Charming winter and spring blooming bulbous greenhouse plants, which thrive in a mixture of sandy loam and vegetable mould. They require a moist atmosphere and a uniform temperature not lower … Read more