bulbs- Short shoes that have thick flushing leaves (onions, daffodils, garlic), whereas corms Or vertical, thick stems that have thin, paper leaves (crocus and gladiolus) Rhizomes Flush horizontal stems that allow a plant to spread underground (bamboo, irises, canna lilies.) tubers Or horizontal like rhizomes, They grow for only a short period and I'm in the means of store nutrients (potatoes).