Wherever gardeners embrace their hobby, plants that grow from bulbs and tubers are likely to dot the landscape. In Northern climes, plant lovers count on tulips, lilies and cyclamens for color ...

Many plants use underground parts known as bulbs, corms, rhizomes or tubers to store carbohydrates for use during difficult conditions. Plants that have an underground storage organ are called ...

However, unlike bulbs, corms are solid and do not have scales or fleshy leaves. The bud, or growing tip, is on the top of the corm instead of in the center of the bulb’s scales.

“To grow strong roots and healthy stems, dahlias need to be planted at the right depth and in the correct position,” says ...

Master Gardener Rita Wiessing has the scoop on bulbs and more in this week's YARD AND GARDEN column!

If the bed tends to stay wet over the winter, the tubers may rot in the cold, wet soil. In this case, it would be best to dig and store them. A few years ago, heavy rains in December apparently ...

Now that the frosts have come, its time to dig and store these tender bulbs so we can enjoy them next year. First, dig them up. Spokane, Washington Est. May 19, 1883. 96° ...

Once cured, the bulbs and tubers are ready for storage. Summer bulbs keep best at temperatures around 45 to 50 degrees. Basements are the most common storage location.

Q: Could you please tell me, do I separate the tuber clusters, when I put them away for the winter? — Bob KreshA: While I suppose you could separate them before or after storage, it will depend ...

I bought some caladium bulbs to plant, but now I’m not sure exactly how to do it. I’m having a hard time deciding which is the top and which is the bottom. I’ve included a photograph of both ...

Call it the “chewability factor” if you will, but determining the relative toughness and hardness of rhizomes, tubers, corms, and bulbs was the next step in Dominy’s exploration of the hypothesis that ...

If you’re on the hunt for the best bulbs to plant in February for pink blooms this year, there’s a long list of tubers, bulbs and claws you can plant now. That’s right — there are plenty ...