Hi Kyan, I would wait until it dies down naturally in the fall so that way you can get full growth on your small offsets. The pot should be fine as it does not look over crowded to me. All the best, Paul Machado Stevinson, CA A dry and hot Zone 9 On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 6:09 PM Kyan Russell via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Hello, > > I recently purchased a Lilium pardalinum ssp. pitkinense from a local > botanical garden. There are two main shoots in the container. I also > noticed some small single leaves appearing at the base of the main shoots. > My question is whether these separate leaves are from bulblets/scales and > if so, when it is appropriate to divide them from the main bulb. I've read > that the scales are quite delicate, so I'm hesitant to dig them up to take > a look. Also, should I attempt to separate the smaller of the two main > shoots into its own container? > At the least, I plan to re-pot this soon as the container looks a little > too small. > > I live in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area, Zone 9. This is my > first bulb and my first post. > > Thanks! > > [image: 189801222_218564723152123_8009965990180460414_n.jpg] > [image: 188389864_768893160460108_134554082772455048_n.jpg] > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: 189801222_218564723152123_8009965990180460414_n.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 610012 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/… > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: 188389864_768893160460108_134554082772455048_n.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 410767 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/… > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>