Certainly the bulbous section of the roots is correct. They are related to lilies after all. The soil is probably too dry to cling together.

yep mine do the same thing. but it is normal :o)

It's just the plant's way of storing up for hard times. All of the Liriopes and Ophiopogons do it. They also frequently don't produce root hairs, so their hold on the soil is looser than most plants. As such, sometimes the addition of mycorrhizae to the soil is a big bonus for them.

the main thing is there called grass but are not related too grass at all realy.

It turns out their closest relatives include Mother-in-Law's Tongue and Dracaena! It surprised me--I thought they were Hyacinth cousins!

Hi all, many thanks for the reassurance that I do not have some kind of weird disease, well my grass doesn't anyway! I shall re-pot it and scatter the rest throughout the gravel, it doesn't seem fussy where it grows.
I love gardening without knowing too much about botanical names or anything but I do seem to have green thumbs!! so they tell me.
Enjoying the sunshine and the lovely green smell around this time......

dont worry lucinda i havnt got a clue about all those flashy latin names as im dyslexic but my garden looks pretty good to lol .