How To Cultivate Bulbils Into Tiger Lilies?

Tiger lilies, also known as Lilium lancifolium, are beautiful and easy-to-grow perennial bulbs that add a splash of color to any garden. They are known for their large, showy flowers that can be propagated from bulbils, which are small bulbs that form on the stems of some lily varieties. To propagate tiger lilies from bulbils, follow this step-by-step guide:

1. Dig up and divide the scaly bulbs once the plant dies back in the fall.
2. Plant the tiny seed-like lily bulbils that develop along the length of the plant where the bulbils sit.
3. Plant the bulbils in the fall after they’ve ripened on their parent plant or in the spring after the danger of frost has passed.
4. Plant each bulbil and root downward, roughly 1/2 to 1 inch deep in the soil.
5. Plant in the fall or early spring, when the ground is just thawing, to give your bulbs the best shot at settling in.
6. Treat the bulbils as if they were large seeds. Plant several in a pot or multi-stemmed tray of multi-purpose compost, spacing them 2.5cm apart.
7. Plant the bulbs about 5.91 inches deep, always making sure that the bulbs are planted in the soil with the point facing upwards.
8. Roll the bulbils out with your fingers and plant them nearby, one-half inch deep, in soft soil. They will likely sprout a leaf or two by fall.
9. Bulb division requires digging up the entire plant carefully when it is dormant and gently separating the individual bulbs.
10. Scale bulblets require 6 to 12 weeks chilling in the refrigerator before making top growth. In the spring, they may be planted.