Tuberose

TUBEROSE is a garden plant   (Polianthes  tuberosa)  of  the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae).  It is native to Mexico  but has never been found growing wild. The plant grows to about three feet tall. The blossoms are funnel-shaped and waxy white in color.  They are noted for their extremely sweet fragrance.   The leaves are long and slender.  The tuberose was so named because it forms a thick, bulb-like underground stem called a tuber.   New plants develop from these tubers. They are planted in spring when all danger of frost has passed. The   : new  plants  bloom  in late summer. In the fall they  are dug up and stored  in a cool, dry place. The most popular varieties  of  tuberoses are the Mexican Single, Dwarf, and Pearl Excelsior. The tuberose is named for its tube-shaped rootstock, from which slender stems grow. Tuberose blossoms have a heavy, sweet fragrance. The flowers are used in making pertumes. also raised for use in perfumes and toilet preparations in central Europe, southern Africa, and in North Carolina  and New Jersey. In addition, it is grown in Hawaii for  use in makingi/e/s (wreaths of flowers strung together. The tuberose has a heavy, almost sickening, odor. Its  slender stem springs from a tubelike rootstock, and  often grows 3 feet (91 centimeters) high. The stem of the  tuberose bears waxy-white blossoms and has eight  sword-shaped leaves. The tuberose is named for the  hape of its rootstock, not for its resemblance to a tube shraped rose. The tuberose is not a rose. Scientific classification: The tuberose belongs to the agave family, Agavaceae. It is Polianthes tuberosa.

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