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 ...

Do you know the difference between a bulb, rhizome or tuber? “Sunset Western Garden Book” explains that there are five types of bulbs: true bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers and tuberous roots. • Bulbs ...

This is the fourth video in a 5 part series on seed saving for fruit and vegetable plants. In this episode (Ep4) I explain how I save plants in the category I call "Tuber Rhizome Runner Bulb or Sucker ...

California is warming up in the lowlands and spring is in the air. It’s time to get back to gardening! Here is a list of bulbs, tubers and rhizomes to plant in late February. The information comes ...

Self-denial isn’t in my nature, especially when it comes to plants. Earlier this week, when I made a quick trip to a DIY store for a paint roller, all appreciation of prudence and economy vanished at ...

We often call many of our spring perennial flowers bulbs. However, botanically speaking, not everything we call a bulb is a true bulb. For example, is an iris a bulb? A corm? Or something else, such ...

Today’s column, following our recent overview of South African succulent plants, presents South African geophytes, another large category of plants in this botanical hot spot. For review, geophytes ...

Winter seemed like a good time to write about root vegetables. Roots typically are underground storage units that enable plants to conserve energy, absorb nutrients, stay upright — and yes, they defy ...

Every year I say I’m not going to plant anything that has to be dug in the fall but I really can’t resist some of my favorites like cannas or elephant ears. My grandma always had these huge, ...

Discover dazzling plants for multi-season colour. In this workshop, Toronto Master Gardener Helen Battersby will teach you how bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and tubers differ, exploring the growth habits ...

The all-American root veggie is actually a tuber, hails from South America and is one of the world's most popular crops. China currently is the world's leading potato producer (about one-third of the ...