Climate: Liliums are best grown in green houses. Day temperature of 18-22°C and night temperature of 10-15°C are ideal.

Soil:Well drained sterile medium (preferably leaf mould, cocopeat and FYM in equal parts) with pH 5.5 to 6.5 is ideal. Fumigate the beds with Dazomet @ 30g/m².

Propagation: Liliums are commercially propagated through bulbs. A six week cold storage period at 2^oC to 5^oC is needed to break dormancy. Bulbs can be stored at - 20C up to one year.

Spacing: 20 x 15 cm, 15 x 15 cm or 15 x 10 cm (plant density varies between 30 and 60/m² depending on cultivar and bulb size)

Irrigation: 6- 8 litres/m²/day during summer and 5 - 6 litres/m²/day during winter

Nutrition:
The following fertigation schedule can be adopted.

Nutrients	Quantity (g/m2/week)
	Asiatic	Oriental
Calcium Nitrate	2.5	2.5
19:19:19	0.5	0.5
Potassium Nitrate	2.2	2.3
Micronutrient  mixture	1.2	1.2

Crop support: Supporting plants withnylon mesh is advisable.

Plant protection:

Pests:

Aphids: Apply Imidacloprid 17.8 % SL @ 1 ml/l or Dimethoate 30  EC @ 2  ml/l

Mites: Spray Wettable sulphur @ 1.5 g/l or Abamectin @ 0.4 ml/l or Propargite @ 2 ml/l.

Thrips: Spray Methyl demeton 25EC @ 2 ml/ or Dimethoate 30EC @ 2ml/l

Diseases:

Grey mould: Spray Zineb @ 2g/l

Bulb and scale rot:Soil drenching with Carbendazim @ 1g/l or Difenoconazole @ 0.5ml/l

Foot rot & Root rot: Soil drenching with Metalaxyl @ 0.1%

Botrytis Blight:Dark brown spots on leaves,spraying of carbendazim @ 2g/lit of water effectively control the disease.

Harvest: Harvesting is done when lower most bud shows colour (colour breaking stage) but is not open.

Crop duration:

Asiatic hybrids   :  8 - 10 weeks
Oriental hybrids : 14 - 16 weeks

Yield: The average yield is 30 - 40 flower stems/m²