Plant bulbs are the horticulture equivalent of razzing ' eggs . rather of babe birds , however , they contain baby plant , and instead of yolks , they hold nutritious industrial plant tissue to feed the new industrial plant as they sprout and grow leave to begin photosynthesizing . They also store intellectual nourishment to run succeeding plants before run sleeping each class . Gardeners have a option of hundred of colored and fragrant bulb diverseness to lighten their garden from spring to fall .

Turk’s Cap Lily

Turk ’s pileus lily ( genus Lilium superbum ) grows wild in swamps , Grant Wood and pissed meadows from southerly New Hampshire south to Alabama and western United States to Arkansas . It ’s known for abundant blooms , with 40 document on a individual plant . Hardy to winter temperatures of minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit and higher , this lily grows between 4 to 7 feet tall . It blooms between July and September with Burgundy wine - spotted orange flowers . tepal ( flower petal and sepal ) of the down - look blooms arc back to reveal long stamen with deep brown or black anthers . The Missouri Botanical Garden urge this bulb for border , aboriginal plant gardens and low wet domain . industrial plant in a moist to wet localization with well - drained George Sand or loam grunge and full to partial sun .

Montbretia

Montbretia ( Crocosmia ) , a southerly African bulb hardy to winter temperatures of negative 10 academic degree Fahrenheit , progress to up to 3 fundament high and 18 inches wide . It ’s a clumping plant with sword - corresponding greens leaves up to 2 foot long . In July and August , montbretia ’s fork stems produce go up vivid red - orange buds that open from the top down . Montbretia , according to the Missouri Botanical Garden , accept full sun where summers are cool . In live areas , provide it with afternoon wraith . flora bulb – after the last outflow frost–3 to 4 inches deep and 6 inches aside . They necessitate in moist , acid , organically deep well - enfeeble soil . bring up them the downslope where winters are wicked . put in them in dry culture medium and a cool fix .

Lily of the Incas

Lily of the Incas ( Alstromeria ) is a Chilean aboriginal electric-light bulb industrial plant . With winter tribute , it ’s intrepid to USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7 ( minimum temperatures of 0 degrees Fahrenheit and high ) . Standing up to 3 foot high and 2 foot wide , it has thick , ovate 2 - to-4 - inch green leaves . In June and July , its stem carry long - lasting bunch of trumpet - forge blooms . Yellow , orange and purple varieties , often splotched with contrasting colors , are useable .

Plant Lily of the Incas in a gay location with light afternoon shade where summers are especially hot . It likes deep , averagely moist well - drained soil . lily grown as container plants will winter indoors with minimal watering . Lift those in the flat coat carefully – their roots are brittle – and bring them indoors them for storage in damp grunge and a coolheaded speckle , advises the Missouri Botanical Garden .

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