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Can you plant flower bulbs in pots inside or do they have to go in the ground?
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- Summer bulbs can be planted inside. Bulbs are planted in the fall, placed in small pots, and covered with tin foil to block the light. Place them in the refrigerator for 6 weeks, then take out the water and put them in a sunny window. You can have tulips anytime!
- Most bulbs, spring flowering or summer flowering, can be grown inside. As the previous answer points out, you need to refrigerate the spring flowering (the ones you plant in the fall) bulbs for 6 weeks or so before planting indoors. This tricks the bulb into going dormant like it would in the ground during the winter. This is called "forcing" the bulb. You can then plant them in potting soil or set them in rocks, pebbles, or marbles that cover the bottom half of the bulbs. Keep water in the pot or bowl for the roots to grow into. This works well for Narcissus (paper-whites), Daffodils, and Tulips. The Narcissus are especial nice inside because they are so fragrant.
- I've also grown Amaryllis, various Lilies, and even small varieties of Iris indoors. Snowdrops and Hyacinths with Narcissus or Daffodils work well in a larger flat pot, making a landscape effect. You can also buy this type of landscaped potted bulb garden at garden stores or Wal-mart, Home Depot, etc.
- If you do plant bulbs outside, note in the planting guide which ones naturalize or come back yearly. Tulips are the worst about not naturalizing and most varieties recommend digging them up after they have bloomed and the foliage dies back. You can the store them in a cool dry place and replant in the fall. Usually the blooms won't be as nice in following years, though. Good luck!
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Where is the plant stem located?
The plant stem is located under ground inside the roots.
What is produced from a flower that will eventually become a new plant?
Seed inside the ovary
Which plant has a flower growing inside it?
While all flowers originate from within the larger plant and emerge from sepals or guard leaves, the only plant which has a flower which opens, grows and is pollinated inside the fruit, is the Fig. The tiny fig wasp burrows inside the fruit and pollinated the flower growing inside. The wasp also incubates its young within the fruit, as well. One variety of fig which does not require fig wasp pollination, but still grows its flowers inside the fruit is the fig called the Brown Turkey Fig.
Why do bulbs stay in the ground and produce flowers?
The bulb has grown from a tulip seed. Seeds develop at the base of the tulip flower. It takes 5-7 years for a tulip seed to grow into a bulb and produce the stem, leaves, and flower. The bulb stores food produced by the leaves during photosynthesis and uses it to produce next year's flower, leaves and stem. They have roots to absorb water and nutrients for the tulip plant. Bulbs can multiply underground and be separated from each other, planted in new locations, and produce their own tulips.
What is eating your plant bulbs?
Probably squirrels or rabits. That's what eats my plant bulbs.
Can flower bulbs be grown from seeds?
The bulb is the storage unit for the plant. It has all the food necessary to start a plant growing. Plant summer flowering bulbs in the soil in the spring. Plant spring flowering bulbs in the fall before the ground freezes.
What does the root of a flower do?
The root of a flower, or any other plant, helps the plant grow by giving nutrients to the flower. It also anchors the plant to the ground.
Is onion a bulb?
Onions grow seeds on the tops of their stalks, not inside the bulbs. Their umbels (the flower head on the top of the plant) will dry out and then you have seeds. The bulbs themselves never have seeds inside.
Where does the water of a plant go?
inside the plant or deep inside the ground/dirt
Where is the stamen on the plant?
The stamen is located inside the flower.
When should I plant dahlia bulbs?
Plant your dahlias in April or May when the ground is 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
Is marrow the flower of a plant?
no marrow is the liquid inside of your bones
Does leek come from the flower?
the ground under neath the plant or by the roots
When do you start planting flower bulbs?
Fall is the best time so bulbs have the winter to be dormant then bloom in the spring. plant in the spring and they will come up but might not bloom
How is a flower formed?
When the tulip or daffodil flower has died, you will notice that the area where flower has attached to the stem swells larger and larger. It is producing seeds. If you plant the seeds, it can take 3-7 years for the seeds to develop into bulbs which produce the tulip or daffodil plants. Bulbs are necessary to store food for the next year's stem, leaves, and flower. Bulbs can multiply underground, be separated, and you can use the new bulbs to start plants in other areas of your garden.
When to plant tulips bulbs?
Tulip bulbs need the chill of winter soil before they begin growth in the spring. Plant tulip bulbs in the fall. You can plant until the ground freezes, but usually no later than mid December.
Why flower is important to plant?
flower is important because it is main for sexual reproduction, that is to develop fruits and seeds , the seeds were buried in the ground and give rise to a new plant . so the flower is important because of reproduction in the plant by hari ramanan chennai
