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History• Native to Japan and its surrounding
Islands.• In 1898 bulb production in the US
started.• They can be grown for cut or as
potted plants.• Michigan is #2 producer.
Popular Cultivars
• Ace• Medium height, large
number of flowers, dark green leaves, and pyramidal shape.
• Nellie White• Shorter plant, broader
leaves, most popular grown.
Propagation
• Most fields are grown in the western portion of the United States.
• Scaling is done to the bulbs to prepare them for planting.
• Machines are used to harvest bulbs.
Propagation continued
• Then the bulbs are graded on their circumference. (5-6, 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12.)
• The bulbs are then shipped in boxes with peat moss packed around them
Requirements• Cooling
Required 40-41°F for six weeks
• Case-CoolingBulbs are shipped in crates,
and my be more delicate to planting.
Requirements continued
Pot-coolingWhen bulbs are received plant them, allow the roots to grow, then place them in the cooler.
http:www.umass.edu/umext/programs/agro/floriculture/floral_facts/lily.htm
Media, Water and Fertilizer
• Media• pH 6.5-6.7
• May use a soil or soil-less mixture
• Has a high water capacity
• Need sterile media
• WaterPlants need water, or flower buds may
abort.
• FertilizerFor a healthy plant use 220 ppm nitrogen, as a liquid feed.To increase plant height decrease salt.
http://garcia.efn.org/~fodor/Page_Under_Development.html
Temperature, Lighting and Height Control
• Temperature
• Lilies do not like temperature changes.
• The warmer the faster and taller that plants will grow.
Temperature, Lighting and Height Control
• Temperature• To slow growth down, use cooler
temperatures.
• Night temps 63-65F
• Day temps 73-75F
• Lighting• If light is not maximized you may
have poor height and poor leaf color.
• Height Control• You can use temperature to control
height.• Light can control height.• Chemicals can also help control
height of the plants.
Disease
• Root rotTo avoid use clean soil
• Viruses Name corresponds to what they
do to the plant. Fleck Streak Curly-stripe
Handling
• When first flower opens sell them.
• To avoid pollen discoloration on flowers remove anthers
http://aggiehorticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/publications/lily/lily.html
Websites•Kansas Department of Agriculture and Plant Protection & Weed Control
Program Kansas Department of Agriculture Plat Protiction and Weed Control
Program Forbes Field Building #282 P.O. Box 19202 Topeka, Ks 666190282 http://www.ink.org/public/kda/phealth/phprot/giflist.html (Fly gnat Picture) 3/28/01
•BULB MITES
© Copyright 2000 by the American Hemerocallis Society, all rights reserved http://www.daylilies.org/ahs_dictionary/bulb_mites.html (Mite Picture) 3/28/01
•Bulbmites
http://ipmwww.ncsu.edu/INSECT_ID/AG136/mite2.html (Mite digram) 3/28/01
Websites •http://garcia.efn.org/~fodor/Page_Under_Development.html
(Watering Picture) 3/28/01
•EASTER LILY Commercial Greenhouse Production
http://www.ag.auburn.edu/landscape/Elily.htm
(Potted bulb Picture) 3/28/01
•University of Massachusetts Extension
Production of Hybrid Lilies as Pot Plants
Prepared by Tina M. Smith,Regional Floriculture Agent http:www.umass.edu/umext/programs/agro/floriculture/floral_fac ts/lily.htm (Potted plant Pictures) 3/28/01
Websites•Easter Lily
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/publications/lily/lily.html (Lily flower Picture) 3/28/01
•Penn State Department of Plant Pathology212 Buckhout Lab, University Park, PA 16802 (814)865-7448 FAX: (814)863-7217E- Mail requests for information about the department and its extension programs to [email protected] site was designed by Boalsburg Internet Partners August 1997, Historic Boalsburg, PA http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/CASDEPT/PLANT/gwm_graphics/077jpeg
(Root rot Picture) 3/28/01