Did you remove the dirt the plant came in *before* you re-potted? Here is a problem w/c&s: most nurseries use some percentage of peat in their soil mix. When peat gets completely dry, water rolls right off it...it becomes hydrophobic, as they say. Since c&s requires drying between waterings, it is a setup for failure. If your roots are still bundled in this they are probably starving. IMHO, when you purchase a new plant, you *must* remove the nursery soil; gently shake it out, or even wash it off, put it in soil you know is appropriate for it. HTH btw - nice clump. Jo

thanks Ok, well never have seen them that big in the super market, but then a 6 ft tall plant is hard to pot up for quick sell at Easter. SO far oldest i have in the ground is 3 years, the tallest is bigger then last year, so maybe 3 years from now i'll have a 7 footer. Put in 2 new ones this year, so have more chances.

Hi Verivert8. >> What size pot is it in? Same pot it came in, maybe 6"? >> Did you refresh the potting mix when you saw the new sprouts? No, I guess that makes me a mean plant mom! I mentioned it to my neighbor and she said she tried to plant one outside and it made it through the Summer but did not come back in the Spring. Maybe I should just give it a decent burial now? Or can I keep it as a house plant?

I agree it looks asiatic however my only reason for being somewhat curious is there is a lily growing where the black lily was planted. I'm sure you're right as I assumed the same thing but just odd that they would have swapped locations. The lily in the spot where the black was planted isn't growing well and is very short but does have sepals forming so I'm hoping they bloom and if they are white I know that somehow the two swapped spots and the black I planted was indeed a mislabeled bulb. You confirmed my theory which is what I wanted but was even dubious of NY own theory lol.