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A tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa) is a plant of the agave family Agavaceae. It appears as a rosette of thin leaves up to 45 cm (18 in) long, and puts out a spike of fragrant tubular white flowers in summer.

The common name is the source of some confusion; it derives from Latin tuberosa, meaning swollen or tuberous in reference to its root system, but it has come to be thought of as derived from "tube + rose".

Members of the closely-related genus Manfreda are often called "tuberoses".

Categories: Plant stubs | Agavaceae

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Thursday's Plant -- Polianthes (0 words)
	Polianthes is a bulb crop usually grown as a fresh cut for its 36-inch-long flower spikes that produce up to 30 fragrant white florets per spike.
	Polianthes is grown from tuberous rootstock and tuberous rhizomes that are available in various sizes (7/8, 8/9, 9/10, 10/up centimeters in circumference).
	Polianthes is a perennial in USDA Hardiness Zones 7-10.

PBSWiki - Polianthes (0 words)
	Polianthes is a tuberous genus from Mexico considered by some to belong to the Agavaceae family, but proposed to be included in the Asparagaceae family.
	The species most commonly grown, Polianthes tuberosa, is known for its fragrance.
	Polianthes ×bundrantii T.M.Howard is a hybrid between P.

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