Lilies: Even More Midwestern Lilies, 0 by kdjoergensen

kdjoergensen wrote:
TBV is tulip breaking virus.. it spreads via aphids. It is a virus which the bulb can not be cured from. Once it is in a bulb, you should dig and discard. If you just bought the bulb and it bloomed with TBV, inform the vendor and they should replace it free of charge.

TBV manifest itself through mottled foliage and/or breaking on flowers (as these pictures have shown).

Below is a picture of one of my lilies with (cucumber) mosiac virus.

(you can see the healthy lily behind the diseased with the mottled foliage)