Tuberoses ( Polianthes tuberosa ) are romantic , mythical and witching flowers . Legend has it that the ambrosia of the Polianthes tuberosa has special powers and that the smell is bewitching to all who encounter it . Their fragrance draw them a popular choice for floral arrangements , and their scent is used in colognes and perfumes all around the world . Tuberoses arrive in two varieties , the single - flowered and the double - flowered .

Shringar

The shringar cultivar of the Polianthes tuberosa is one of the single - bloom varieties . It has a bud that is slightly pink in color , and is considerably used as a cut blossom or for make garlands . The shringar Polianthes tuberosa has a gamy flower yield . These tender flowers are well injured and must be cover carefully . Plant bulb in the spring in full sun , and make indisputable soil is fertile , moist and well - drained . The shingar tuberose will grow to be 18 to 36 inch high . Foliage is green and looks like long blades of grass . If you are in a northerly country , keep your tuberoses in spate and contribute them indoors when temperatures drop below 60 grade F. Plant them in gardens and flower beds if you ’re located in the warmer , southern climate .

Mexican

The Mexican individual tuberose is pop in gardens , and is used as a baseball swing flower and as a beginning for scent . It is consider to be the most popular of the tuberose family . Mexican tuberoses are white , vasiform flush that are slackly arranged on spike that will grow to 3 to 4 feet in summit . flora bulb in mid - spring . Make indisputable that the soil is well - run out and that you place them in a sunny location . blossom will flower in belated summer to former downfall , and their olfactory property will satiate your garden . Foliage is deep green , long and grass - like .

The Pearl

Beautiful white blossom and a sweet odour makes the pearl tuberose a popular option of nurseryman throughout the world . The pearl is a twofold - flowering Polianthes tuberosa that has multiple blooms growing up its spike - like root word . Foliage is farseeing and brand - like , and is a wraith of medium to dark-skinned green . Plant pearl tuberoses in your garden or in pots , and you ’ll enjoy their blush from July until October . Plants prefer a moist but well - enfeeble filth , and require to have full sunshine for the greater part of the day . Plant bulbs in the mid - spring when the ground is soft . The pearl tuberose is best used as a cutting flower .

Other

There are three newfangled tuberose cultivars ; all require well - drained filth condition and choose to be locate in sunny stain of the garden . Flowers are fragrant and grow from a long , slight spike ; the foliage is green and pasturage - ilk in appearance .

The svarna rekha is a double - flowered variety and has a white flush that is streak with halcyon yellow . The suvasini produces the most flowers per ear and makes excellent undercut prime . It is a crossing between the single- and double - flowering variety . The rajat rekha is a single - blossom kind and has a ashen blossom with silver streaks along the middle of the folio .

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