Commercial Floriculture

Planting Density

• Planting density depends on bulb size.

Bulb size	Asiatics	Orientals	Longiflorum
10 – 12 cm	63 – 90 cm	-	-
12 – 15 cm	54 – 80 cm	-	-
15 – 17 cm	45 – 72 cm	-	27 – 63 cm
17 – 20 cm	36 – 62 cm	36 – 54 cm	27 – 45 cm
20 – 22 cm	-	36 – 54 cm	27 – 45 cm
23 – 25 cm	-	27 – 36 cm	27 – 36 cm
25+ cm	-	27 – 36 cm	-

• Proper spacing usually is 12 to 18 inches apart, but it varies according to the variety selected.
  
• Under very high light the lily bulbs could be planted close together to stretch the stems. Under low light, they are planted further apart to reduce competition.

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