Loads of “Long-Tailed” Lily bulbs
Box of Amistad lily bulbs with sprouted stems. Photo by Karissa Monette
A couple of weeks ago, we (Little Farmhouse Flowers) received a batch of Amistad lilies from our supplier that came right off the truck with six-inch-long super fragile stems, all intertwined together- in a big jumbled mess.
Lilies root up their stems. You can see in the image that the roots were growing about an inch up each stem. This growth may have happened while the bulbs were in the hand of our supplier, or it may be due to the warmer shipping conditions during transit. If the tips break off, that bulb will not produce a flower.
So what’s the plan with these long-tailed lilies? Well- we’ve got to get these wild and wacky bulbs planted as soon as possible, trying our best to untangle the fragile mass while keeping the stems intact. It will throw off our plan a little- but that’s okay! Farming is a grand exercise in adaptability, right?
-Karissa
