Corm

Corm An underground storage organ - strictly a thickened portion of stem with a protective skin, the 'tunic'. Corms are planted like bulbs, but the original corm dries and shrivels up during the growing season and another new one forms above it.

Corm The corm is the base of a stem that becomes swollen, and solid, with food for it to live on. It is usually covered by a type of tunic, somewhat like that which covers the bulb and there is a basil plate from which new roots grow.

Corm - A short, solid, enlarged, underground stem from which roots grow. Corms are food-storage organs. They contain one bud that will produce a new plant.

Corm: Enlarged, fleshy base of a stem, bulb-like but not solid, in which food accumulates. Cucurbit: Plants in the gourd family such as cucumbers, squash, pumpkins or melons ...

corm A thickened underground stem which produces roots, leaves and flowers during the growing season. cover crop ...

corm 35 - 40 degrees F. Dig 6 or 8 weeks after bloom or when frost kills foliage. Cure 2 to 3 weeks in a dry, well-ventilated area at about 60 - 70 degrees F. Remove old corm and cormels. Store in labeled paper bags.

Corm A solid bulb-like underground stem not differentiated into scales, often depressed-globose in form, bearing scale-like buds on the surface, usually tunicated. Ex. Gladiolus, crocus Cormel ...

corm n. Swollen leaf base enclosed in scale-like leaves, used for food storage and asexual propagation.

Corm - The bulblike underground part of a stem, as found on crocus or gladiolus.

CORM -- A swollen, underground stem base used for propagation; e.g Crocus. COROLLA -- The ring of separate or fused petals which is nearly always responsible for the main floral display.

Corm - Often lumped as a bulb, and like a true bulb is an underground stem base, but is solid tissue rather than groups of scales. An example of a corm is freesia. Corolla Cortex ...

A corm with a diameter of 3 - 4 cm is an ideal size. Before planting remove the tunic or dry skin that covers the corm. It is a perfect harbour for one of the worst pests of the gladiolus, thrips.

A corm might be the closest thing there to resembling a true bulb without actually being one. Gorgeous gladiolus spikes grown from corms.

Place the corm in the hole, root side down (you should see remnants of last year's roots on the bottom, and the top is often cupped). The bottom of the corm should rest firmly on the bottom of the hole. Step9 Water the planting thoroughly.

What is a Plant Corm? What do they mean by planting a corm? Isn't it just a bulb? What are Plant Tubers? What do they mean by plant tubers? Are these like flowering bulbs?

Geophyte Organ: Corm [ C. flavus] Light Requirements: Full Sun to 25% Shade ...

In spring, repot plants in new soil positioning the corm at the same depth it was growing before. Note that the older corms of large plants may be a third to halfway out or the soil.

Dierama is a half-hardy corm native to the cool, grassy plains and mountainous slopes of southern Africa.

You've probably seen terms in books, magazines, and catalogs, such as "corm," "corolla," or "panicle." Do you know what these mean? If not, then you don't have a total understanding of the plant you're reading about or are thinking about buying.

A corm is just the opposite: it has small scales and the nutrients are stored in the enlarged basal plate. Rhizomes and tubers are two different types of enlarged stems, which store the nutrients.

Definition as written by Terry: A small, secondary corm produced by a mature corm; similar to bulblets. Definition as written by talinum: Detach these and grow in a nursery bed for several years until they are of flowering size.

In early morning or evening, use a sharp knife or scissors to cut the stems, leaving at least four leaves on the plant to nourish the corm and guarantee blooms next planting season.

Regularly hose off spider mites and aphids with a directed stream of water or apply insecticidal soap, following label directions. To control dry rot, corm rot, and gray mold, ...

Cyclamen can be carried over, but as with the poinsettia, homegrown plants are seldom equal to those grown by a commercial grower. Let the plants die down after they finish flowering. Repot the fleshy corm in June with the top of the corm above the ...

Beet seeds are somewhat bigger than the seeds of other root crops, and they look like bits of cork. Each one is actually a cluster (or corm) with three or four seeds.

If you're growing gladiolus so you can cut blooms for bouquets, flower spikes should be cut on a slant when the lowest flowers on the stalk begin to show color. When cutting the flower stalk, leave at least four leaves on the plant to feed the corm ...

See also: Plant, Flower, Growing, Soil, Water