The Useability for Cut Flowering of Hyacinth Culture Types Planted in Different Environments

Abstract

The cut flowering quality criteria of four different types of hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis 'Blue Jacket, Carnegie, City of Haarlem and Jan Bos) planted in open air between the years 2003 and 2005 was investigated. It was found that of those planted in the ecological conditions of Van in greenhouse, Jan Bos was the earliest one to be harvested in 112.98 days where as City of Haarlem was the flower with the longest plants size with 212.86 mm and the thickest stalk with 12.45 mm, again planted in a greenhouse. Under the scope of these data, it was determined that the most efficient planting area is greenhouse, the earliest flowering type is Jan Bos and according to the flower criteria the most appropriate type is City of Harlem. © 2006 Asian Network for Scientific Information.