I am from Buenos Aires (Argentina) and a complete newbie with lilies (except for L longiflorum, which I have grown for many years now).
Last autumn I bought two L. auratum bulbs that came from the northern hemisphere (probably Holland) and were kept refrigerated for some time
I planted them immediately. They sprouted and began their growth cycle (in autumn). One of them grew faster than the other and flowered well (I was really amazed by the size of the flowers).
The weaker one tried to flower in winter, but the buds developed very slowly and as I noticed they were growing a bit distorted I cut them off. Both plants didn't grow much in height (less than 50 cm (20in.)) due to the cold weather.
They kept their leaves till the end of spring and finally dried.
I thought the new bulbs would be underdeveloped due to the short size of the plants but yesterday I decided to dig out the weaker one and the bulb was the same size as the ones I bought and had 2 small bulbils (3/4 in. in diam.) growing from its base.
I took some scales from the bulbs I bought and they produced small plants that are growing in summer
What should I do now (in summer) with the bulbs ?
Give them plenty of water like if they were in Japan that it rains a lot (even if they didn't sprout)?
Or keep them in the dry side till I see new growth?
Will they adjust to this hemisphere some day?
Thank you.
