bulb

AI overview

A bulb is an underground plant structure that stores nutrients and allows plants to survive dormant periods and regrow when conditions improve. Bulbs matter because they enable many common plants—like onions, garlic, and flowering bulbs such as tulips and daffodils—to reliably produce new growth and blooms year after year.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Wikidata facts

Image: Tulipa fringed - burgundy lace - bulbs.jpg

Show 2 more facts

Commons category: Bulbs
Commons gallery: Bulb

Sources (5)

via Wikidata · CC0

~4 min read

Article

5 sections

Contents

Description
Plants that form bulbs
See also
References
Further reading

In botany, a bulb is a short underground stem with fleshy leaves or leaf bases that function as food storage organs during dormancy. In gardening, plants with other kinds of storage organ are also called ornamental bulbous plants or just bulbs.