What are these on the tips of my Asiatic Lilies?

Copperas Cove, TX(Zone 8a)

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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Fridley, MN(Zone 4b)

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

Elgin, IL(Zone 5a)

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.

Copperas Cove, TX(Zone 8a)

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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