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Can you identify this bulb?

gordjhgordjh Posts: 2
in Problem solving
Hi novice gardener who has inherited a garden from a keen gardener... can someone tell me what bulb this is?.. I think it is a lily ?.. hope you can help

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  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,429
    It does look like a lily.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited January 2021
    I think a lily too. 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • gordjhgordjh Posts: 2
    thanks, I thought it was .. when do I plant?
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    I'd plant it now, about 8 inches (20cm) deep (so there is at least 6 inches (15cm) of soil above the top of the bulb.  Lily bulbs are usually only lifted and dried for sale/transport and are better left permanently in soil, as they slowly dry out otherwise.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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