How Do Bulbs Reproduce?
jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a04/bi/pv/bulbs-reproduce-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); An onion cut in half, showing the layers of fleshy bulb leaves Bulbs are interesting plants in that they can reproduce in more than one way. A bulb is a round or oblong fleshy root like structure that grows under the soil, but it is not actually the root of the plant. Rather, the bulb is the lower portion of the plant stem that has thick fleshy modified leaves. The bulb’s function is to store food for the plant. The bulb leaves and the roots are attached at a region called the basal plate. If you cut a bulb in half, you will see the layers of fleshy leaves. Commonly seen examples of true bulbs are members of the onion family, daffodils and amaryllis. Some plants that are called bulbs are not true bulbs. Gladiolus, crocus, lily of the valley and tuberous begonia and iris, for instance, are all plants that grow from undergr
