Although I never kept a record, I'm almost certain my L.a. sprouted at least 2 weeks earlier this year. So far, winter was more or less normal (35% rain deficit), but since the rain we had came quite late in the season, rodents had done severe damage to my plants and bulbs (they dug many of them for food and damaged others). However this week, we have had temperatures of 27 and 28°C and this is expected to prevail for at least 6 more days.
The other thing I have noticed is that my undamaged asiatic Liliums seem to have produced more stem bulblets than other years.
What do you think, should I attribute the earlier sprouting to some good rainfall in late winter and the current warm weather?
Regarding the amazing bulblet production - could this be the plant's survival instinct to the rodent attack?
