Garden bulbs serve the same purpose as the seeds of a plant do, but they function differently. The plants that grow from seeds are either annuals or biennials, which also produce their own seeds, whereas most perennials require flower bulbs, which remain permanently in the soil and bloom when the flowering season starts.
While some plants germinate through seeds, others need bulbs to propagate. One advantage with garden bulbs is that they can be moved any place within the area of plantation, during the season when they remain dormant in the soil. Bulbs are comparatively larger than seeds and grow by dividing into two under the ground.
A bulb is a kind of plant with an underground food storage capacity but it is different from a root, which has no protective covering. Furthermore, some bulbs can flower in spring while others in summer. The spring-flowering bulbs are hardy whereas the summer-flowering bulbs are tender.
The time for their plantation also differs with the fall being the favorable planting time for the former and the spring for the latter. Tulips, hyacinths, crocuses, irises and daffodils are some of the examples of spring-flowering bulbs whereas dahlias, anemones and begonias are of summer-flowering bulbs.
Contact a garden bulb supplier to get the bulbs of your favorite flowers or visit a nursery that keeps all kinds of garden bulbs for sale. There are wholesale suppliers as well as retailers to help you find quality products at reasonable prices. You can also view the list of available products in a bulb catalog prepared and maintained by these suppliers. These catalogs are available at the Internet, where you are encouraged to make online purchase also.
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