Bulbs, corms and rhizomes, native or not, are all monocots, plants that produce a single leaf on the first shoot and have flower parts usually in threes or multiples of three.

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

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 ...

Or, they might be non-tunicate bulbs without outer skins, such as lilies. When cut in half vertically, you would find all the structures you find in a bud — the flowers and leaves. The shoots emerge ...

Bulb or corm? Before you can multiply a bulb, you have to know if what you have in hand really is a bulb. Some so-called bulbs, such as crocus and gladiolus, are in fact corms, which are just ...

Bulbs, corms and tubers. By John Warrington. July 12, 2009. A Gardener’s Diary. When I was a very young boy I always had difficulty remembering the difference between bulbs, corms, tubers, and ...

Plant the right bulb (or its close cousin, the corm) and success is almost guaranteed. The beginnings of spring’s flowers and leaves are folded up inside these compact packages. Plant them at ...

There is something sneakily special about bulbs and corms. Invariably, they surprise and delight when they decide, and in their own good time, to burst into life and start blooming. (If any of the ...

NDSU Extension agent Carrie Knutson shares that gladiolus flowers are not hardy to our area, but their corm can be dug up and stored to plant the next year. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Read Today's Paper ...