FREE: Tiger Lily Bulbils X 5!

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You will get 5 Bulbils. Each one will make a plant--which will get you a good start on this wonderful lily that has been handed down to me from my grandmother. It's 3 generations old! They produce their own bulbils each year after they get so old so you will have more and more.

A few species and their cultivars are well known for producing stem bulbils. The Tiger Lilies, L.tigrinum (lancifolium) are well know for their stem or leaf axis bulbils. Bulbils are usually a dark purplish-brown colour may measure about 0.5 inches (1-2 cm). This can vary from variety to variety and stage of development. Some plants have more mature ones at the top others start developing them from the bottom so they are more mature. I leave my bulbils on as long as possible to get as big as they can, some even start to leaf out and grow roots on the stem. Mature bulbils will eventually fall off the stem by themselves to the ground. Once they touch the ground they will start to grow roots and pull themselves into the soil. Depending on how long your growing season is they can also put out a single leaf and start to increase in size. If your cold weather comes on early they will just get themselves ready to over-winter and be ready for the next spring.

Collected bulbils can be planted in rows like vegetable seeds in the late summer to get a starting growth before winter sets in.

Shipping is free. These will go out on 7/17 - thanks!