Commercial Floriculture

Major Growing Countries

• Lilies are hardy plants (can tolerate up to – 4^o C). They are mainly grown in cool moist temperature areas of the world, namely

  • Netherlands (Leader), Israel, U.S.A. (Oregon), South Africa, Japan, Chile, Italy, New Zealand, Mexico.
    
  • In India, Ooty/Nilgiris, Himachal Pradesh, Upper Himalayan regions of Uttranchal and Uttrakhand extending upto North- Eastern States has a potential for lily growing.