I Wonder What These Are On This Lillian..

.
Ok Girls I need a little help here first time Lillian grower.
I have a pink and this orange one, I bought them early May in bloom.



I assume these green things are seed pods:



But what would these round red shaped thing growing on the stem:



Are they new bud stems coming and if so how long down the track will it be before they flower, and if they are not new buds any idea as to what they are , maybe new leaves and when is the normal time that Lillian's burst into bloom...

Pretty liliums. On the bottom pic it looks like little bulbils on the stems though I don't know much about liliums. I just found this http://www.botany.com/lilium.html Scroll down to propagtion, it mentions bulbils on the stems.

The things in the side of the stalks are Lillium bulbets,, they can be removed and planted to grow new ones top ones are the pods

Gail Thank you for that Link so much info on it, goodness four to six years for the seeds to bloom I could be pushing up Lillian's by then If you want any seeds let me know..

******************************************

Cheryl Thanks Also. I had no idea they were little bulbs seeing all my other bulbs multiply in the ground gee you learn something new every day any special way to get them off pull, twist, cut .. I wonder why the pink Lillian has no seed pods or little bulbs on its stem

Cheryl... What Time of the year do Lillian's usually start flowering.

remove them gently MA so you dont damage them, some of mine get them others dont, mine start from Nov. onwards a lots are popping up now , orientals flower a little bit later

Ok I will try gently Cheryl.. Bad hands/fingers today

That is if it ever stops raining, showers all morning here..

I will be looking forward to November then Cheryl.

they are quite happy to stay there while the plants dies back also MA

That whole red stem will die back, Interesting Cheryl
Then the little bulbs will fall on the ground kind of thing or do I remove them when the stem starts getting soft if so do you have any idea when as I sure dont

just keep an eye on them, I would wait a few weeks and then harvest, i PICKED SOME OFF A MONTH AGO AND STILL HAVE NOT PLANTED THEM plant after you pick em off

I have got that.. I just have to remember to do it..
I just thought of a idea I will write it in my diary for the middle of July
I think my brain shuts down a little in the Winter guess it needs more

no comment

This is one reason we need GD. I have now learnt about propagation of Liliums.Alovely flower and 3 different ways to propagate more plants ,very interesting thanks MA ,Gail & Cheryl.

Yes it is good to know all this Gwen.. I had no idea either that stem could have been growing warts for all I knew..

If you are getting stem bubils no point in growing from seed unless you want hundreds of bulbs down the track.The bulbils should flower in a couple of years if they get plenty of tlc.bye Ray

Thanks Ray ..I Might try a bit of both, I like growing plants from seeds and giving them away also, if this rain keeps up here in Brissie I will need them as lots of my plants are rotting..