I live in Portugal and I have just seen some of these bulbs(or rhizomes) selling in a garden shop. Here in interior Portugal we can have very cold winter , specially during the night...and also we have very hot summer time...se it might be very hard to grow one of these ...what do you recomend?
You are right. A pip is not a true bulb. Any plant that has a dormant period is considered a bulb. The rules are very confusing. An agapanthus or lily of the nile is not a bulb in California because it never goes dormant but in the NW it dies completely to the ground over the winter so it is considered a bulb. So the lily of the valley has a storage organ and that is the pip!
Convallaria is NOT a bulb! A true bulb is comprised of modified leaf bases that come together to form a storage organ for a flowering plant to grow and develop. Lilies, onions, garlic and daffodils are true bulbs. Lily-of-the-valley grows via underground roots called stolons or rhizomes. They are often referred to as "pips" in the nursery trade.
Convallaria majalis can be somewhat invasive in some climates. It's important to keep them in check!
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WaterfallGardensTour 1 year ago
I live in Portugal and I have just seen some of these bulbs(or rhizomes) selling in a garden shop. Here in interior Portugal we can have very cold winter , specially during the night...and also we have very hot summer time...se it might be very hard to grow one of these ...what do you recomend?
nacht98 2 years ago
You are right. A pip is not a true bulb. Any plant that has a dormant period is considered a bulb. The rules are very confusing. An agapanthus or lily of the nile is not a bulb in California because it never goes dormant but in the NW it dies completely to the ground over the winter so it is considered a bulb. So the lily of the valley has a storage organ and that is the pip!
YolandaVanveen 2 years ago
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YolandaVanveen 2 years ago
Convallaria is NOT a bulb! A true bulb is comprised of modified leaf bases that come together to form a storage organ for a flowering plant to grow and develop. Lilies, onions, garlic and daffodils are true bulbs. Lily-of-the-valley grows via underground roots called stolons or rhizomes. They are often referred to as "pips" in the nursery trade.
Convallaria majalis can be somewhat invasive in some climates. It's important to keep them in check!
AznEnrique 3 years ago