Whenever you get a nice flower bulb at the store, its usually pretty big and it always flowers biggest the first year... like tulips do... and then smaller the older they are. I know that sometimes these bulbs divide - but then they are smaller than the originals. So, where do the big new ones come from? Can I somehow make my own from bulbs that I have planted now? Thanks.
2007-02-22 14:32:05 · 3 answers · asked by ineeddonothing 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Some come from initially starting the plant from seed (daffodils are an example) and others comes from bulbils( little seed-like *things* that form on the stem, an example being some types of lilies). Most often we as consumers buy large bulbs from a commercial source but you can allow daffys and the like to go to seed and they can naturalize or you can plant the bulbils from plants like lilies to propogate them for more plants. It does take quite a few years though for these plant to get to a point where they will be of blooming size. For quickest results, plant bulbs that are commercially grown. I've had good results from all techniques.
2007-02-22 15:14:13 · answer #1 · answered by Gnometomes 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi. The bulbette is an offshoot of the bigger bulb or is it what is left after the plant has flowered? Usually a small cluster when the petals fall off. I started what. I believe, are in the lily family from what was left after the flower. I expected them to take some time to mature before flowering but it's been almost 3 years, am I waiting in vain? Also, they have remained green, shiny and healthy all that time. Thanks
2016-06-07 08:49:31 · answer #2 · answered by venuswings4 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bulbs divide and can grow from seed if you are a patient gardener. the big fat happy bulbs come from nurseries where they are grown under prime conditions. you could simulate this if you tilled your yard annually and fertilized heavily.
2007-02-22 17:00:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋