My Flowers Live » Flower Bulbs http://www.myflowerslive.com Just Wild About WildFlowers and Information and Resources about Them!!! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:20:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= en hourly 1 Growing Beautiful Flowers From Bulbs http://www.myflowerslive.com/growing-beautiful-flowers-from-bulbs/ http://www.myflowerslive.com/growing-beautiful-flowers-from-bulbs/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:46:40 +0000 JB http://myflowerslive.com/growing-beautiful-flowers-from-bulbs/ By Yvonne Volante

When most people think of bulbs they often think of daffodils or other similar flowers. However, the bulbous variey of flowers goes well beyond that.

While tulips, hyacinths and snowdrops also belong with the ‘true’ bulb family, there are many flowers that have corms, rhizomes or tubers. These include agapanthus

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By Linfa Jenkinson

Spring is the time when nature and your garden awakes and comes alive after the long winter. That first spring flower or that first green leave is the sign that winter in coming to an end and that a new growing season has arrived.

Spring and Flower gardening is

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]]> http://www.myflowerslive.com/spring-flower-gardening/feed/ 0 Forcing Bulbs Indoors http://www.myflowerslive.com/forcing-bulbs-indoors-2/ http://www.myflowerslive.com/forcing-bulbs-indoors-2/#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 21:27:19 +0000 JB http://myflowerslive.com/?p=336 Making a plant flower at a predetermined time or under artificially imposed conditions is called forcing. Hardy bulbs are particularly suited for forcing indoors and offer a succession of color throughout the winter and spring months.

The most common hardy bulbs for forcing are crocuses (Crocus species), daffodils (Narcissus species), hyacinths (Hyacinthus species)

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Most summer-flowering bulbs like warm temperatures and humid conditions and thrive in South Carolina. Many are hardy here that can not be grown farther north.

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Summer- and fall-flowering

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The most common hardy bulbs for forcing are crocuses (Crocus species), daffodils (Narcissus species), hyacinths (Hyacinthus species)

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Flowering bulbs are among the most popular of all ornamental plants, and they have enjoyed striking popularity for many years. Bulbs are renowned for their hardiness, color and variety, and there are enough types of bulbs to please even the most discriminating gardener.

With so many bulbs to choose from, it can

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