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CormAn 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.
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CormThe 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.
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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.
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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 ...
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corm35 - 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.
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CormA 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 ...
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Corm - The bulblike underground part of a stem, as found on crocus or gladiolus.
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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.
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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. CorollaCortex ...
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A corm with a dia meter 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.
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A corm might be the closest thing there to resembling a true bulb without actually being one. Gorgeous gladiolus spikes grown from corms.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 ...
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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.
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See also: Plant, Flower, Growing, Soil, Water
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