What are these on the tips of my Asiatic Lilies?

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chris1948 Copperas Cove, TX(Zone 8a) Jun 27, 2015

Sorry for the blurry photos, guess I had the tablet too close. I've been reading on how to propagate these but what I'm seeing don't seem to match what are described as Stem Bulbils.

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chinabitbit Fridley, MN(Zone 4b) Jun 27, 2015

Your Asiatics are forming seed pods.
I have never seen bulbils on my asiatics only on my lily lancifolium.

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DonnaMack Elgin, IL(Zone 5a) Jun 28, 2015

Chinabitbit is right.

The formation of seed bulbs takes a lot of energy. If you want the biggest and best lilies next year, take some pruners and snip off those seed pods. That way your lilies can start putting their energy into the bulbs for next year's bloom.

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chris1948 Copperas Cove, TX(Zone 8a) Jun 28, 2015

Thank you Chinabitbit and Donna, doing some further reading now that I know what they are I think I'll put some of the mesh bags I use to put over my Lily of the Nile seed pods over these and save the seeds.

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