cormlet
/ˈkɔːmlət
/noun
A small corm growing at the base of a mature corm.It will take anywhere from 2-5 years for these cormlets to produce a flower....
- If mowed earlier than this, the newly forming cormlets (developing on top of the mother corm) will not become large enough to flower next year.
- The small cormlets can be removed in the spring and planted with the regular corms in a nursery row.