You are wanting the bubils off of the plants. I don't have any right now, but will have alot once they bloom! If still looking then, just let me know! Thanks, Melinda

shrav - there's a good chance that your tigers are not infected. As I understand, not all are, however as they say, "YMMV" (your mileage may vary), mainly because the tigers will show no symptoms of any disease. The virus that they can carry can cause color break in tulips and if I recall correctly, can be transmitted via insects - eg., aphids. The plant you bought is a bit early in its bloom - but then that tends to happen if you buy them already potted and blooming. Once the main stem comes up it will hit a certain height and produce a certain number of flowers running along that stem, and then that's it for the season. You would then leave the stem and its foliage in place the rest of the summer as this is what will "feed" the bulb. Once the stem turns brown and can almost be snapped off manually with the lightest of tugs, you can remove that dead stem and discard. But you want to try to hold onto that stem and foliage as long as possible as this will help increase the size of the bulb.

The ditch lilies are probably daylilies, Hemerocallis sp. But even in the true lilies, Lilium sp., there are more than one that are called tiger lilies. What I think of as a tiger lily has orange flowers that hang down, recurved petals, and forms small bulblets at the base of the leaves. According to Wikipedia, that is Lilium lancifolium. Others that are called tiger lilies are L. columbianum, L. philadelphicum, and L. michiganense. If you look at pictures of the different lilies, you can figure out which kind you're looking for & hopefully be able to find someplace that has them. All that aside, don't you think it's a little strange that a spotted flower is named after a striped animal?? :-)

Would love some bulbils - here's my list. Doreen. Flowers Chinese houses [collinsia heterophylla] Columbine – red [canadensis] Cosmos – orange English daisy Hibiscus [hardy] – Cherry red/Luna pink/Luna white Hosta – yellow edge [lg.] Love lies bleeding Marigold – short mix Milkwood - pink Million gold Pepper, Ornamental [hot - capsicum annum] Phlox [hardy] – white,pink & lavender mix w/ bicolors Rudbeckia - Autumn Sun [r.herbstonne] Rudbeckia triloba [prairie coneflower] Sunflower – Italian white/Multi-brown & yellow Vegetables & herbs Broccoli – Calabrese green sprouting Carrot – Nantes coreless Catnip Chicory – Blue southishe Dill Lettuce – Buttercrunch Peas – Sugar snap/Little marvel Pepper , bell – yellow/orange Pumpkin – Jack O'Lantern Radish – early Scarlet globe Thyme Tomato [heirloom] – Black Krim/Solar Flare/Hillbilly/Carbon/Red Zebra/Purple splash/Mortgage lifter/Cherokee purple/Black Brandywine/Yellow cherry/Great white beefsteak/Beauty king/Pineapple/Paul Robeson/Striped German Turnip – Purple top white globe Vines Morning glory - mix [includes Milky Way, Grandpa Ott, ivy-leaf blue, Crimson rambler and various others] /Grandpa Ott/Orange Noah Pea vine – white butterfly Trumpet vine – orange/red Trees/Shrubs Hydrangea - white [Annabelle] Rose of Sharon – single pink w/dark eye