A method has been developed for clonal propagation of Lycoris by starting with explants composed of pairs of bulb-scale segments, each 4 × 5 mm, joined basally by a 1-mm strip of stem plate. They were induced to undergo organogenesis by placement in darkness on a medium supplemented with 30 mg l −1 each of NAA and BA for the first 3 months. The swollen explants were then transferred to a second medium with 3 mg l −1 NAA and 10 mg l −1 BA and given illumination for differentiation of adventitious buds and emergence of shoots. The shoots were multiplied by transferring groups of 3 or more to fresh medium at 4-week intervals. To obtain plants, individual shoots were rooted in another medium with 3 mg l −1 NAA. The method is projected to yield at least 30 000 plants per bulb the first year.