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Last year I planted one already flowering lily plant, in north eastern North Dakota. This year in its spot lots of shoots are coming up but there seems to be 4 different types of shoots coming up. Can someone please explain this to me?

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Follow up, not sure how it happen but the lilies grew into 3 different colors 3colors

Heather G.
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  • Can you add a picture? – Graham Chiu May 18 '16 at 01:30
  • I can't figure out how too – Heather G. May 18 '16 at 01:38
  • Hi @HeatherG. - you can [edit your post](http://gardening.stackexchange.com/posts/24836/edit) and then click the little picture icon on the toolbar, which will bring up a drag and drop area that you can upload a picture from your computer. Alternatively, I often find it much easier to snap and upload a pic from my phone, you can download the StackExchange iPhone or Android app to do this :) For more help, [see this answer](http://meta.stackexchange.com/a/75498/317795) – Tim Malone May 18 '16 at 01:59
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    Got the pictures to work with the stackexchange app! Thanks @TimMalone for the help :) – Heather G. May 18 '16 at 02:48
  • Also, I'm not that good at identification but adding your location to your post might help those who are, in case it narrows anything down! – Tim Malone May 18 '16 at 02:51
  • Will do! Thank you for the advice I really appreciate it – Heather G. May 18 '16 at 02:53

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Lilies are bulbs and can propagate from just one plant by growing bulbils, bulblets or offsets. Offsets grow near the parent in the ground and take a few years to flower. Leaves are normally the same colour but shorter. Depending on species the juvenile leaves can have a slightly different shape.

I have seen the same thing you have observed in purchased bulbs in the second season or after major trauma like a chipmunk digging up the parent. If the parent puts everything into flowering the next year the parent may not flower but it will have a lot of offsets.

No action is necessary, sit back and wait and you will have more lilies.

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