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Galanthus (from Ancient Greek γάλα, (gála, "milk") + ἄνθος (ánthos, "flower")), or snowdrop, is a small genus of approximately 20 species of bulbous perennial herbaceous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae. The plants have two linear leaves and a single small white drooping bell-shaped flower with six petal-like (petaloid) tepals in ...
Muscari, or grape hyacinth, is a great purple flower for spring. “These small, blue, purple, or white flowers grow in clusters and resemble bunches of grapes, hence the name grape hyacinth ...
Flowering plant bulbs are planted beneath the surface of the earth. The bulbs need some exposure to cold temperatures for 12 to 14 weeks in order to bloom. [1] Flower bulbs are generally planted in the fall in colder climates. The bulbs go dormant in the winter but they continue to absorb water and nutrients from the soil and they develop roots ...
Ornithogalum umbellatum, the garden star-of-Bethlehem, grass lily, nap-at-noon, or eleven-o'clock lady, a species of the genus Ornithogalum, is a perennial bulbous flowering plant in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae). O. umbellatum is a relatively short plant, occurring in tufts of basal linear leaves, producing conspicuous white flowers, in ...
When To Plant Spring Bulbs. First, identify your USDA Hardiness zone (find yours here). For colder regions of the Southeast, such as USDA zone 6 in the Upper South, you can follow the usual rules ...
5. Bluebells. Bring the woodland right into your backyard with this adorable little bell-shaped beauty. Bright blues spring up from vibrant greenery, usually around mid-spring.
C. majalis. Binomial name. Convallaria majalis. L. 19th-century illustration. Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis / ˌkɒnvəˈlɛəriə məˈdʒeɪlɪs /), [2] sometimes written lily-of-the-valley, [3] is a woodland flowering plant with sweetly scented, pendent, bell-shaped white flowers borne in sprays in spring.
A group of crocuses (Crocus) in flower. Ornamental bulbous plants, often called ornamental bulbs or just bulbs in gardening and horticulture, are herbaceous perennials grown for ornamental purposes, which have underground or near ground storage organs. Botanists distinguish between true bulbs, corms, rhizomes, stem tubers and tuberous roots ...