Formation of a collection of lilies in the FSBSI ARHIBAN

Abstract

Currently, the collection of lilies of the FSBSI ARHIBAN has about 70 varieties. The basis of the collection is Asian hybrids, which have high winter hardiness, stability in culture, diverse by economic and biological characteristics. The varieties are diverse in terms of: the timing of fl owering, color, shape and size of the fl ower, the shape of the infl orescence, the height of the fl owering shoots, the color of the leaves and stem, the pubescence, the ability to form bulbillas. The varieties that are bulb sources with high severity of this sign are identifi ed: ‘Doch’ Dymki’, ‘Zheltaya Ptica’, ‘Naina’, ‘Salamandra’. A brief description of 13 new varieties of Asian lilies (‘Venera’, ‘Gepard’, ‘Doch’ Dymki’, ‘Izyskannaya’, ‘Kolokol’nyj Perezvon’, ‘Nahodka’, ‘Nevesta’, ‘Nezhegol’’, ‘Nina’, ‘Rumyanaya’, ‘Rys’’, ‘Skazka’, ‘Slavnaya’) is given. Particular attention is paid to varieties with the earliest fl owering time, promising for gardening and breeding not only in the central part of Russia, but also in the Urals and Siberia due to the peculiarities of weather conditions. Primary vegetative propagation of varieties and hybrids is carried out by cuttings in the end of May - beginning of June, which allows to receive up to 10-15 bulbils in this year more than 1.5 cm in diameter. The collection is the basis for breeding work and expansion of the domestic assortment of highly adaptive Asian hybrids lilies.