Lilies: Can anyone tell me what's going on, 1 by kdjoergensen

kdjoergensen wrote:
Could also be voles or other types of mice.
A lily bulb will usually create quite a number of offsets by the stem roots

The stem has roots growing out of it, and small miniature bulbs appear there just at or below soil surface. In spring, these minature bulblets are quick to put out small leaves. This is probably what you are seeing.

Here are some pictures.

First a flower stem which has died back. At the base of the lily stem you can see a lot of small leaves. These are from the bulblets (miniature bulbs)