A Preliminary Report on Introducing Lily Cultivars

The planting experiment on introducing 18 lily cultivars to Huangshan Region, Anhui Province was made by observing growth height, flowering property,and other growth indexes.The result showed that most of 18 cultivars could grow and flowering normally and was easily to be planted in the local climate.Five cultivars-Cascade and Sempre-Avanti of Eastern strains,Roma,Cordelia and Prato of Asia strains had proper flower numbers,good flower color,no flower abscission,and proper height,suitable for cultivating as fresh cutting flowers;Eight cultivars-Mediterrannee,Siberia,Miami,Berlin and Cheny-Blossom of Eastern strains and Alaska,London, and Geneve from Asia strains had proper flower numbers and good flower color without flower abscission, but low height,which were suitable as potting flowers and ornamental flowers for garden;Three cultivars-Bergamo of Eastern strain,Prato and Elite of Asia strain had bad flower shape,serious flower abscission,and low ornamental value,so they still needed further study when introduced;and 2 cultivars-Navona and Coral-Fashion of Asia hybrid strains couldn't grow and flower,so they were unsuitable for planting in the local climate.