Scooping: The entire basal plate of the bulb is literally scooped out, and planted in the fall. The shoot and flower bud at the center of the bulb is removed, and the leaf bases are exposed, where small bulblets will develope.
The scooped bulb should be dipped in a fungicide to protect the cut surface. Scooped bulbs are then placed in a cool, dark location for about 2 weeks. Once new roots form on the developed bulblets, they can be planted. Scooping may produce as many as 30 bulblets per parent bulb. However, it may take up to 5 years to have a good size bulb and flower.