Comments on: What Do Lily Seeds Look Like?

By: Jamie Jamison Adams

Jamie Jamison Adams — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:56:19 +0000

The white ones maybe some type of hybrid that does not reproduce the same way.

By: Michael Hamilton

Michael Hamilton — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:01:52 +0000

I just got a bunch of them off of a tiger lily that has been in my yard for many, many years. I've never tried to grow them though. The ones that I have just harvested here seem to have little roots on them. Am I to assume that these are the roots that will develop into the new bulb? This is fascinating! I'm a HUGE lily fan, and I have all different kinds in my yard. These bubils only seem to form on the orange tiger lilies though, and not the white ones. Any ideas why?

Thanks for any info!

By: rusty shaikh

rusty shaikh — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:55:28 +0000

i just planted mine. root appears in less then a week, 2" roots in 2 week…. I have 4 different types of bulblets

By: Jamie Jamison Adams

Jamie Jamison Adams — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:27:12 +0000

When the Bulblets begin to look like they are detaching from the plant. Another way is to let one of the bulblets drop on their own and then harvest the rest.

By: Dee Barbour

Dee Barbour — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:06:16 +0000

What do you mean just before they drop? How will I know when is it's safe to take the bulblet off the plant?

By: Jamie Jamison Adams

Jamie Jamison Adams — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:49:49 +0000

If you want more in the bed the lily are in, simply let the bulblets dry and fall to the ground. Do not use a pre-emerge in the bed or the y will not germinate. If you want them in another bed, you will need to pick them just before they drop. Then scatter them in the bed you want them to come up in or in a pot.

By: Rick Gabriel

Rick Gabriel — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:21:57 +0000

On Lily bulblets, do they have to be dried first? What is the best way to insure a plant. I have huderds of bulblets.

By: Jamie Jamison Adams

Jamie Jamison Adams — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:59:30 +0000

I believe you have a tiger lily (Lilium lancifolium) but the black things in the leaf axils are not actually seeds. They are referred to as bulbils (aerial bulblets). These first appear as small nodule-like buds which become shiny and black as they mature. Fully developed bulbils can be harvested when they are mature. Harvesting needs to be done before they fall to the ground. You can plant these bulbils like you would any bulb and a new plant will form. However, it usually takes 3 or more years before you have a mature flowering plant.

Some Asiatic hybrids lilies will also make bulbils.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:08:03 +0000

Here is a picture of the "seeds." None of my other lilies have these on them, what type of lily is this?
Thanks!

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