Tuberose Flower Time. Cut the foliage to about 2-3 inches from the bulb and allow to dry in a warm location with good air circulation for 4-7 days. These are the two main uses and reasons for growing tuberoses both in the past and today.
Though the scent can be likened to that of orange blossom and gardenia tuberose has interesting facets of camphor in the opening comparable to - but not quite that green - as budding gardenias of. Genus Polianthes are tuberous perennials forming a tuft or rosette or linear to lance-shaped leaves with erect stems bearing racemes or spikes of tubular or funnel-shaped often fragrant flowers Details P. Smaller leaves form along the stems.
Treat the bulblets with Bavistin 01 for 30 minutes before planting in the field.
N 30 g P 2 O 5 and 10 g K 2 O at the time of planting and another. Throughout history tuberose plants have been noted for their fragrance. The flowers were also important in Hawaiian wedding. In the same class as jasmine and orange blossom with an intensity and creaminess beyond any other.