I agree with Paul. I think the pot seems like an ok size for that plant. As far as dividing, it’s certainly doable. My experience with lilies is that the roots often get quite intertwined in pots and are difficult to separate without damaging the plants, so I typically divide them when dormant. I usually repot/divide mine in the late winter or early spring just before they resume growth. That said, there’s no need to divide it right away. L. pardalinum often forms large dense clumps (especially in rich, evenly moist soil), which are very impressive when they bloom. I currently have one pushing 4’ tall with about 15 separate stems all of which will have 7-ish large flowers and it will likely top out around 6’ by then (in part sun in Edmonds, WA). Once they get to that size, it’s quite easy to remove a bulb or several from the edge of the clump (when dormant, of course) without disrupting the rest much. So if you’re not in a hurry to get multiple plants and you’ve got a good spot in the ground for it, another option could be to just plant it and wait a couple years. On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 6:22 PM Paul Machado via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Hi Kyan, > I would wait until it dies down naturally in the fall so that way you can > get full growth on your small offsets. > The pot should be fine as it does not look over crowded to me. > All the best, > Paul Machado > Stevinson, CA > A dry and hot Zone 9 > > On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 6:09 PM Kyan Russell via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I recently purchased a Lilium pardalinum ssp. pitkinense from a local > > botanical garden. There are two main shoots in the container. I also > > noticed some small single leaves appearing at the base of the main > shoots. > > My question is whether these separate leaves are from bulblets/scales and > > if so, when it is appropriate to divide them from the main bulb. I've > read > > that the scales are quite delicate, so I'm hesitant to dig them up to > take > > a look. Also, should I attempt to separate the smaller of the two main > > shoots into its own container? > > At the least, I plan to re-pot this soon as the container looks a little > > too small. > > > > I live in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area, Zone 9. This is my > > first bulb and my first post. > > > > Thanks! > > > > [image: 189801222_218564723152123_8009965990180460414_n.jpg] > > [image: 188389864_768893160460108_134554082772455048_n.jpg] > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: 189801222_218564723152123_8009965990180460414_n.jpg > > Type: image/jpeg > > Size: 610012 bytes > > Desc: not available > > URL: < > > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/… > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: 188389864_768893160460108_134554082772455048_n.jpg > > Type: image/jpeg > > Size: 410767 bytes > > Desc: not available > > URL: < > > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/… > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>
