Botany of Offsets
Offsets form when meristem regions of plants, such as axillary buds or homologous structures differentiate into a new plant with the ability to become self sustaining. This is particularly common in species that develop underground storage organs, such as bulbs, corms and tubers. Tulips and lilies are examples of plants, which display offset characteristics by forming cormlets around the original mother corm.
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