Fifth Grade
Worksheets
A Flower Mystery: Is It a Bulb or a Corm?
Flowers are a pretty part of spring in many places. Daffodils come in shades of yellow. They can also be white or cream. Some have orange centers. These happy-looking flowers come from bulbs. Bulbs usually have a teardrop shape. They have a pointy top. They have a round bottom. They have a thin brown outer skin. An onion is a bulb. It has layers inside. You might have helped plant some bulbs in a garden, but what would you think if someone asked you to help plant corms? Another flower, the crocus, comes from a corm. Many types of crocuses bloom in the spring. Corms look similar to bulbs, but they .....
