Bulbs For Florida

Bulbs For Florida
Tom Wichman
Florida Master Gardener Coordinator
Bulbs
Structures
Bulb (Compressed stem with growing point)
tulip, narcissus, amaryllis
Corm (stem tissue with terminal bud and
auxiliary buds) Gladiolus
Tuber (Thickened underground stem, many
buds) Caladium
Rhizome (Thickened horizontal stems at or
under the soil surface) canna, calla
Site Selection
Soil Preparation
Bulb Care
Irrigation
Fertilization
Mulching?
Deadheading
Pest Control
Where to Purchase
Achimines
Achimines spp.
African Lily
Agapanthus africanus
Amaryllis
Hippeastrum spp.
Crinodonna Lily
X Amarcrinum memoria-corsii
Blood Lily
Scadoxus multiflorus
Caladium
Caladium x hortulanum
Calla Lily
Zantedeschia spp.
Canna
Canna x generalis
Crinum
Crinum spp.
Crinum
Crinum spp.
Crocosmia
Crocosmia masonorum
Daffodils
Narcissus Hybrids
Dahlia
Dahlia Hybrids
Day Lily
Hemerocallis spp.
Elephant Ear
Alocasia, Colocasia, Xanthosoma
Amazon Lily
Eucharis grandiflora
Gladiolus
Gladiolus spp.
Hardy Gladiolus
Gladiolus spp.
Alpinia Ginger
Alpinia spp.
Curcuma Ginger
Curcuma spp.
Costus Ginger
Costus spp.
Globba Ginger
Globba spp.
Hedychium Ginger
Hedychium spp.
Misc. Ginger
Hymenocallis
Hymenocallis spp.
Louisiana Iris
Iris spp.
African Iris
Morea, Dietes
Gloriosa Lily
Gloriosa spp.
Kaffir Lily
Clivia miniata
Oxblood Lily
Rhodophiala bifida
Rain Lily
Zephyranthes spp.
Surprise Lilies
Lycoris spp.
Voodoo Lily
Amorphophallus spp.
Bulbs for Forcing
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