Q&A for How to Grow Tuberose

The tuberose has a sweet fragrance and is therefore used in many oils and perfumes.

The tuberose is native to Mexico. This is a night-blooming plant with a sweet fragrance.

It is an oil extracted from the tuberose flower. Tuberose smells sweet and the oil is most often used in beauty products.

You pick the location and loosen the soil down to about 8 inches. Then plant the bulbs down about 2 inches, and keep them around 2-4 inches apart.

Yes, as long as you have removed the small rhizomes from the larger one and store them in a cool and dry place, the tuberose should be ready for spring planting.

Tuberose is famous for its smell. Take advantage of the abundance of blooms by cutting them and placing them in your home. Since the smell is the most vibrant at evening, consider floating petals in a bowl of shallow water to enjoy the scent while sleeping.

Use things like natural fertilizers, or make sure the plants are in the right climate and getting enough sun, water and nutrients.

Continue to water them regularly. I have plants, and sometimes they don't bloom for 2-3 years, but I water them every three days, and they eventually come back!

Yes, you can expect to see flowers this year. They just might be a little late if there are still only green leaves.

In the winter to early spring. In winter, the whole plant dies; only the bulbs remain, so it would be good to take the bulbs out of the ground and dry them (by hanging them like garlic). When it dries, it will be easy for you to divide the bulbs and sow them again in the spring.

Yes!! I have done this myself, but if the plants are too young, then they may miss flowering in that monsoon season.

It could be a potassium deficiency, and it shows burning leaf tips. It may also be because of another issue like low pH, which means the plant can't take in potassium due to low soil pH.