Within the vast catalog of flowering plants, there is a specific subcategory: those that grow from bulbs. Since these bulbs are hidden under the soil throughout the plant’s lifetime, it’s not always obvious which flower species has grown from seed and which from a bulb. Still, many springtime favorites grow from these large structures, from daffodils to tulips to alliums. For these flowers, growing from a bulb helps them to weather the winter and emerge vibrantly in March, April, and May.

One advantage that bulbs have against their seed-grown counterparts is that they contain all the nutrients and energy that the plant needs in order to grow, from the very beginning. This is why bulbs are much larger than seeds. Inside the structure, the plant stores food to ensure that it can survive thr

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