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Re: Lilium 'Casablanca'



Jose Almandoz. <almand@arrakis.es>wrote:
: To: seeds-list@eskimo.com
: Subject: Lilium 'Casablanca'
: Date: July 31, 1997 9:55 AM
: 
: I'm nuts about Oriental lilies, and would like to grow a large bed of my
: favorite, the pure white, huge and fragrant Lilium 'Casablanca'.
: Unfortunately this is still quite an expensive bulb, so what I'm thinking
: is to buy some large bulbs and try to propagate from them...
: I would like to produce some fifty bulbs. Could you tell me how long does
: it take for a lily scale from the rooting stage to the first GOOD
: flowering?. How many large bulbs do you think will I need to produce some
: fifty 'props'???. Any lily expert could help?. Thanks!!!. :-)
:
Hello Jose,

I'd say about 3 to 4 years from rooting to flowering sounds about right.
Some Lilies, especially the Asiatics, are very vigorous and will bloom the
third year after scaling. You can probably get at least 10 scales from each
bulb, if not more, so try 5 bulbs. Make sure you keep the scales aligned in
the same direction they were on the bulb (i.e. sticking the scale base down
in your propagating mix), because this is where new roots will form. A mild
rooting hormone powder helps, too.  

Cheers, 

Bernadette
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