This is an introduction to a group of plants that live in places with occasional inclement conditions, and hence have some sort of underground storage organ to hold over during the hard times. This slideshow is mostly about the plants with BULBS. We start off in the kitchen and describe the basic bulb structure and life cycle, then showcase the common species around here that are sold in nurseries or seen in gardens. We take a journey into California inland chaparral, Cascade forests, and Franciscan grasslands for the bulbs much appreciated by the natives. Afterwards, its off to South Africa for the incredible beauty and diversity, and Central & South America too. End our tour in the Mediterranean with that winter wet, summer dry climate. Somewhere in here is a plug for the Pacific Bulb Society too. Corms, rhizomes and tubers another time.
Mission Azul 