Easter Lily
Scientific name: Lilium longiflorum Thunb.
I. Botany/History - (Scientific Name, Family, Growth Habit, Origin, development, key people)
- Family: Liliaceae.
- Growth Habit: Perennial from bulb.
- Origin: Native habitat - Southern Japanese and neighboring islands ≈ latitude 30° N (New Orleans).
- Horticultural development:
II. Uses - (pots, cut flowers, bulbs, bedding plants, etc.)
III. Propagation - (Sexual, Asexual)
IV. Growing/Flowering - (Light - photosynthesis, photoperiodic responses; Temperature (recommended/necessary for different growth stages or growth regulation); Water; Nutrition; Media/Potting/Planting; Atmosphere; Growth Regulation (chemical, environmental, etc.)
No light
DIF & Easter Lilies
V. Special Considerations - (special timing or growing techniques, idiosyncraces, etc.)
VI Disorders - (Insect; Disease; Physiological)
VII. Marketing and Grading - (Areas of production in U.S.; Specific dates or holidays if applicable)
VIII. Postharvest Handling
IX. Cultivars
X. References