Lily of Sun Valley ’s Floral Talk sat down with Sun Valley ’s owner Lane , early on Tuesday May 21st to discuss Longiflorum Asiatic Hybrid Lilies .
Where are we growing our Royal LA Hybrid lilies?Over the course of the twelvemonth , we maturate them in both Arcata and Oxnard count on where the grow weather are secure . Right now the bulk of our production is in Arcata .
What get environment are we using?We develop of Royals planted straight off in the ground , covered with plastic basketball hoop houses . year ago we grow them under ice , but we ’ve found that these lily respond very well to the full UV spectrum of lighter . Glass greenhouses block UV - barn , which is why you ca n’t get a tan through meth .
The UV - B is not block by charge card greenhouses , and we ’ve found that this extra spectrum of light creates more vivacious color in the bloom and bigger buds . The peak also care the cool eventide that arrive in a less controlled environment .
Do these lilies require a lot of water?Our Royal soak up a comely amount of water , however here in Arcata we are blessed with some of the pure water anywhere in the United States . We have highly low electric conductivity , which is the measure of a solutions power to conduct electricity , relate to its amount of saline . Our electric conductivity is .1 dS / m.
I also conceive this is the reason our local microbreweries are so renown , you originate with well water , you get good beer .
Mmmm , I like beer .
Chart courtesy of the Food and Ag Department of the United Nations.http://www.fao.org/3/t0667e/t0667e05.htm-click here for a larger version
So what happened to traditional Asiatics?Breeders added the Longiflorum rake line to Asiatics with the goal of growing bigger peak , with well vase living .
Were they successful?Absolutely , as an instance equate our Yellow Diamond LA Hybrid to any icteric Asiatic , the remainder is nighttime and mean solar day , Yellow Diamond is a far superior lily .
Where do we get our bulb parentage from?Our two biggest partners are both in Holland , World Breeding and DeJong . We ’ve work out with these stock breeder for year and have a great family relationship .
For more info : The Sun Valley Group3160 Upper Bay RoadArcata , CA 95521 - 9690 T : 800 - 747 - 0396F : 707-826-8708www.thesunvalleygroup.com
