Flower Formation of Glory Lily (Gloriosa superba L.) under Different Planting Times

Abstract

The investigation of glory lily (Gloriosa superba L.) development under different planting times was conducted in the glasshouse of Plant Physiology Group. Botany and Weed Science Division during January-December 1996. Three-year-old rhizomes of glory lily were planted in the pots (2 plants/pod) every month in a year. They wee buried at 3 inches depth. The experimental design was Randomized Complete Block with three replicates. The results indicated that growth and yield of glory lily such as flower number, pod number, pod weight, seed weight and rhizome weight were similar eventhough they were grown at different planting dates. However, glory lily grown in February, March and April gave better results than those grown in other planting dates. It was also noted that period of flower bud initiation to anthesis was 2 days and the flowering started from bottom to top. The seed maturity stage was 84 days after the flowering stage.