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podster wrote:
Back in August, y'all were kind enough to help me ID this beautiful "ditch" lily. http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/754387/
After that thread, I went back and dug up a couple more. I did leave plenty for the next season.

Prior to this I had only played with the common lilies.

Somewhere online, I got educated about the bulbs. These bulbs had a lot of scales. A few of which fell off. I took a gallon baggie and filled it with moistened peat moss. I left it laying out in the plant shelter for the past two months, fully expecting the scale to rot.

Today I am out there working toward getting ready for moving plants in for fall and find the bag. I noticed one of the scale was a good color. I opened the bag and dug in the peat and found four scale with plants starting. I didn't look for more and only tucked them back in the bag.

Now, I need more help! What the heck do I do with them now? Any advice on what the next step is? It will be appreciated... pod