It sounds like your identification of Red Alert is correct. It is a Longiflorum Asiatic hybrid. The bulbs of LA hybrids never do become large and remain quite small even after fully matured. So, I see no danger of outgrowing the pot this year. A good choice would be to thin and repot in the fall after the foliage has died back. Red Alerts multiply rapidly so you'll have plenty to share with friends. They're also very pretty and very garden hardy!

Thank you, interspecific, I'm so relieved to learn that that the bulbs may remain quite small and that I don't have to do anything with the lilies now. Yesterday I saw some pictures of lily bulbs the size of grapefruit and given that my lilies are so tall and robust I was afraid their bulbs might be growing to that size - that's what prompted my post.

I'm glad to know you think it is Red Alert - it looks just like the internet pictures.

Mine are very garden hardy - I left them outside in the small plastic pots this past winter. Don't remember exactly but think the temperatures dropped to around 10F once or twice. Apparently, they came through fine.

I'm looking forward giving lots of them to friends.

Again, thanks very much..

Sounds like some lilies that I should get -- I'm all about the plants naturally propagating themselves without my help. I also agree you can wait till the fall to split them out.

Also, for younger lily plants, I noticed that they don't necessarily flower that same year. So if you have identified some as being new ones, don't worry if they don't flower this year.

gardenper, I'm all about propagating plants, period. I simply love doing it. If a plant propagates itself without my help, that's a big bonus.

I was wondering how long it takes for the new plants to bloom. I have a lot of first year ones that aren't blooming so thanks for the assurance. They will all get new homes when they die back. I've learned my lesson about giving Red Alert space to create new plants.

Glad to get your agreement that I can wait till fall to split them out.