Lily growth and happenings

Well there are a number of things going on. I pulled the 2 bulbs which I got from China out of the soil to find there was a lot of bacterial decay. Maybe lost but there was a good green base on one bulb so I am hoping it can survive.
The Mirek #4 has produced 15 little bulbs which are doing very well. I was able to share 5 bulbs with the person who gave me the seeds.
There was a bag of leftover bulbs in the basement and they had grown so many roots so I transplanted them into 6" azalea pots (photo 2) and noticed today that they are doing quite well. I will try to get a picture soon. Several of the plants which bloomed earlier in winter had died off so I pulled them all out and re-potted them. There were several with little bulblets on the stems.
Those plants which did not bloom are still growing under the lights and doing ok although it is obviously not the best situation. Definitely looking forward to spring.

New lily bulbs arrived today

I took a chance on Ebay recently to order a couple of bulbs from China. The package arrived today and I planted the bulbs up right away. They will need to be watched as I am afraid mold could grow very easily. They are Lilium auratum according to my lily friend in Poland. The Ebay seller did not respond to my question there but I was more interested to see how they would make the trip. They look a little dried out to me but a I washed them off and put them in some potting mix.

Update for today

Seedlings continue to appear in the pots which I planted earlier in January. There are still several populations which have not come up but I am sure there will be something in due time.
I was able to transplant 3 more little plantlets from my Mirek #4 so they keep on coming.
It is so interesting to see them start a root down the stem of the mother plant. Sadly that root is quite brittle and I did break one by not being careful.

More pictures next week.

Some new babies are coming up from Mandarin orange seeds which I planted a couple of weeks ago. These were the tiny oranges in the cute little boxes. I have now planted seeds of the Ponkan oranges as well. Non of these are hardy here of course but they do make a nice indoor ornamental tree if you can keep the bugs off.

Transplanted......... Mirek #4 bulblets

Well I thought I better start to transplant the little guys and get them rooted and on their way.
 This is what the momma looks like from 2008. She was not fully open here and I cannot find a picture from last year although I am sure I have one! The babies (9 so far) follow planted in pots. So there are more to come as well and then standing guard is a spider.

Some cleanup and surprises

Today I cleaned up the lilies in 24 oz. plastic drink glasses and moved them out to my wood-work shop. Making room for the next round of seed growing. Much to my surprise several of the plants had begun to grow bulblets in the axils of the leaves. One plant has about 20 little bulblets coming. These plants are mixed trumpets from my garden friend in Poland. Neat!

Also happening is the germination of some of the new plantings of seed. Several other pots are showing signs as well.

This is a young plant of L. canadense (there are a couple) grown from seed sent to me by a collector in Thetford Mines, Quebec. How exciting to have them survive and grow under lights.

Asiatica "Tiny Athelete" blooms overnight

Tiny athelete opened up last night in full bloom. It is such a delightful short plant. I am looking forward to growing it in the flower beds when I have a few more bulbs. 

Thought I would throw in a couple of orchids which are blooming in this season as well.

The brightness continues

Now the seedlings from Pink Tiger Lily are starting to bloom. They have reverted to a pale orange (a little brighter here than in reality) though outside they were very pale and quite attractive. Also soon arriving are the blooms of Asiatica Tiny Athlete. Too bad the taller plants do not have much strength as there is no wind to move them back and forth and build up the stem cell walls.

I have also begun planting seeds for this springs' new batch of babies. There are many Trumpet types as well as some species. A list will follow.