That was the point I was eluding to.
Yes, one bulb can survive, but, do you want flowers ???
One bulb will take around 4 seasons to progress to flowering stage, BEEN THERE, DONE THAT !!! Several years ago, when I was dividing a large cym, I thought I would see what would happen with one bulb.
It took 4 seasons to grow another 2 bulbs and even then the leaves were only just starting to shoot. So from my "experiment" I learnt, no less than 3 bulbs, but rarely do I ever have 3 anyway, usually I make sure I have around 5 minimum.
If you have prolific cyms you can afford to try little experiments like this, because if you only lose one or 2 bulbs of a separated plant, so what ??!! And, you have added to your knowledge databank.
