I can't believe ants are eating lily bulbs. They are probably after the sweeter excrement of other insects attacking the bulb(s), like root aphids. It's a common occurrence.
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So that's what G.F. Wilson is supposed to look like, Mags. Mine turned out to be another Claude Shride or some such. And it came from our Lily Society sale, too!
Well I really don't see any
need for more flower pics, but these are kinda different...
Lilium martagon 'Claude Shride'
Martagon seedling
Martagon seedling
Interesting seedling buds - a hybrid involving L. tsingtauense
Yet another martagon seedling
Lilium amabile