Flower Bulb Research Program, Dept. of Horticulture, Cornell University

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Lily perennialization

Contact:

Dr. Bill Miller
Research director
wbm8@cornell.edu

Melissa Kitchen
Trial garden coordinator
mjb239@cornell.edu

Navona
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Summary table:

	Flowers per stem			Height at flowering (cm)			Stems per plot
Year:	Cornell	LSU	Holland	Cornell	LSU	Holland	Cornell	LSU	Holland
2007	3.5	4.3	3.3	42	36	29	14	---	16
2008	8.0	7.2	4.8	76	49	55	13.5	9.5	16
2009	10.0	5.2	5.0	88	51	40	12.5	11	17.5

Days in flower summary:

	Cornell	LSU	Holland
Date of first flower:	Jul 5	May 15	Jun 22
Date of last flower:	Jul 23	Jun 9	Jul 22
Days in flower:	18	25	20

Perennialization ratings:

Cornell: Great | Good | Acceptable | Poor
Louisiana State University: Great | Good | Acceptable | Poor

Images from Cornell trials:

2007	2008	2009

Images from Louisiana State University trials:

2007	2008	2009

More images from Cornell, Louisiana State University and Holland trials.

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