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The LA hybrid lily is a beautiful flower that many gardeners use to decorate their garden plots. It fits very effectively into a variety of landscape designs, gives it harmony, tenderness, and thanks to the brightness of the shades, turns it into a colorful oasis. LA hybrids are unique in nature and have numerous features, so we should look at their varieties in more detail.
The full name of LA-hybrid lilies is longiflorum asiatica
What does LA hybrid lily mean?
Lily buds have always enjoyed increased attention among both experienced gardeners and ordinary people. They have delightful decorative qualities, a pleasant persistent aroma, and the ability to not fade for a long time when cut. Millions of people are engaged in breeding these flowers, and due to high demand, every year breeders are developing more and more varieties of them.
LA hybrids are lily flowers that appeared in the world in the last century, in the early 1990s, and have so far managed to earn the love of a large number of people. They were bred by crossing long-flowered and Asian species, and thanks to the hard work of breeders, they were able to absorb the best qualities from them.
Frost resistance of LA lily hybrids
The variety has excellent resistance to wind, rain, and cold. It tolerates frosty and snowy winters well, although it is preferable to dig up the bulbs in the fall and store them in a dry room. But if it is not possible to do this, it is enough to simply cover the planting site with fallen leaves, and in the southern and central regions there is no need for insulation at all.
Features of flowering
The main features of the LA-hybrid lily are that, combined with high decorative qualities, they are unpretentious to care, easy to reproduce, have fairly strong immunity and an elegant aroma. Most of their varieties have large flowers with a diameter of 18 to 25 cm or even more, which have strong peduncles and petals. The shape of the buds is usually cup-shaped or goblet-shaped; the inflorescences of individual varieties are intermediate. The peduncles of LA hybrids can be directed to the sides or upwards, and they may contain several buds. The colors of these lilies are incredibly varied. The color palette includes the following colors and their shades:
- white;
- yellow;
- orange;
- pink;
- red;
- burgundy;
- lilac.
Some species can change the color of their buds depending on age.
Varieties of LA lily hybrids with photos and names
In addition to the fact that the Longiflorum Asiatic group has a large number of advantages, it also includes several hundred different varieties. It is not surprising that almost immediately after its appearance on the market, it gained popularity among both professional flower growers and beginners. The most beautiful LA lily hybrids with their photos and descriptions are presented below.
Brindisi
Brindisi is an LA hybrid lily with a bright pink color. The buds are large, about 18 cm in diameter. The height of the plant is usually more than one meter.
The Brindisi variety can be grown both in open ground and as a potted plant.
Golden Stone
Golden Stone is a medium-sized variety with a height of 90 to 120 cm. The buds are simple, bright yellow with a brown coating inside, located on strong stems. When cut, the flower lasts a long time in the vase.
Golden Stone flowers look like stars
California
California (California) is an LA hybrid with large flowers, the petals of a bright cherry color with slightly curved tips. The color of the variety does not fade in the sun.
There are dark specks in the central part of the LA-hybrid California buds
Original Love
Original Live is a variety with red buds and an unusual aroma, different from other lilies. The variety blooms throughout July.
Original Love is a tall LA-hybrid, reaching 120 cm in length
Royal Sunset
Royal Sunset is a variety available in two colors: orange and pink. Plant height up to 110 cm. Large buds.
Most often, Royal Sunset is placed in group plantings
Sigalon
Cigalon is an LA hybrid that blooms throughout the summer. The buds of the variety are burgundy in color and reach 20 cm in diameter. The variety has high frost resistance.
Sigalon has a subtle aroma
Top Gun
Top Gun - LA hybrid with pink flowers with a white throat. The height of the variety is small, up to 90 cm.
Top Gun has a long flowering period
Apricot Fudge
Apricot Fudge is an exotic type of lily with inflorescences similar to half-blooming tulips or roses. The color of the buds is delicate, apricot-peach.
Apricot Fudge is a giant, 100 cm high
Ercolano
Ercolano is a white lily with a greenish tint in the central part. The buds are medium in size, about 17 cm.
Curved Ercolano petals
How to plant LA lily hybrids
LA hybrids are planted in mid-spring or autumn, in the second half of September. To do this, choose an area that is well illuminated by the sun until noon.
The plant is planted in well-dug soil (40 cm deep), mixed with washed river sand. 24 hours before planting, the holes are moistened abundantly. Before placing the bulbs, they are dipped in water.
How to care for LA lily hybrids
Caring for LA lily hybrids is not difficult, but it is necessary to take into account some features of the flower. The crop needs moderate watering, without excess dampness and stagnant moisture. At the beginning of summer, irrigation should be more abundant.
Since the variety does not grow in dense soil, flower beds with LA hybrids need to be mulched and loosened from time to time. Fertilizing should be done in early spring and at the time of bud formation. Use double superphosphate and potassium magnesium.
LA hybrid lily varieties can be replanted when the plants are 2-3 years old, but if this is not necessary, the procedure can be performed in the fifth year of cultivation.
Reproduction methods
LA hybrid lilies are most often propagated by the vegetative method. To do this, wait until the plant becomes mature (age 3-4 years) and produces children.
Next, at the beginning of autumn or spring, the flower is dug up, the children are carefully separated and planted separately in a previously prepared flower bed.
LA lily hybrids are characterized by rapid growth of bulbs
Some gardeners propagate lilies by separating the scales. To do this, the upper parts are separated from large onions, washed, soaked in potassium permanganate and packaged in bags with wet sand. The bags are tied and left in the room for 45-50 days, keeping the substrate moist. After the expiration of the period, several small bulbs should grow on the scales, which are put in the refrigerator until spring, and when the weather warms up, they are planted.
Lilies are also propagated by rooting stems and seeds, but this is rarely done. The first method slows down the development of the mother plant, and the second gives a low percentage of germination.
Diseases and pests
LA lily hybrids have strong immunity to diseases and pests, but sometimes, if the technology for growing and caring for them is violated, the flowers can be susceptible to certain ailments.This is mainly bacterial rot and fungal diseases, mosaic.
As for harmful insects, the crop can be affected by aphids, lily fly larvae and onion mites.
Application in landscape design
LA lily hybrids are universal in use. These flowers will be an excellent decoration for any flower bed, garden or public area. They are used to decorate parks and city alleys; they are easy to force and look perfect in bouquets. They create unusual flower beds; they are used to decorate verandas, gazebos, ridges, and rock gardens. They look very impressive along the droshky or planted around the perimeter of the house. Gardeners are experimenting with planting them - combining multi-colored varieties in one place or using plants of the same shade. Typically, lilies are planted in the central part of a flower arrangement or as a background. As for other plants, they are successfully combined with peonies, phlox, hostas, daisies, spirea, and look beautiful against the background of coniferous plants.
Lily LA hybrid is very popular among landscape designers
Conclusion
Lily LA-hybrid is a modern variety of decorative flowering crop that can delight even the most demanding gardener. In addition to the fact that the flower has extraordinary beauty, it is also completely undemanding to care, can grow in almost any area, and is easy to propagate. Even a novice gardener can safely plant this crop.
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