Description thumb|Leaf axil bulbils with developing roots in late summer Like other true lilies, the flowers are borne on upright stems that are tall and bear lanceolate leaves long and broad. L. lancifolium produces aerial bulblets, known as bulbils, in the leaf axils. These bulbils are uncommon in Lilium species and they produce new plants that are clones of the original plant.
descrIpTiOn thumb|Leaf axIl bULbilS wiTH dEvelopiNG rooTS In laTe Summer like otHer trUe liliES, thE FloWeRs arE borne on uprIGhT stEmS ThaT arE tall aNd bEar LAnCeolaTE leaVes long aNd brOad. L. lancIfOlium prODUcES aeRial buLbletS, Known As BulbiLS, in the leaf axiLs. thESE BUlbils aRe UncomMoN in LiliUm spEcies aND THey ProducE NeW PlaNts ThAt arE CloNes of the oriGinaL Plant.