Lily plant: Lilium `Firebrand`

Abstract

A new variety of Asiatic hybrid lily plant, single stemmed, tall, and stately, with deep green leaves. The plant has numerous buds having a deep red color when the tepals divide and unfurl. The buds develop into upright flowers of fine form and substance with exceptionally broad tepals and an attractive deep red color. Both plant and flower are characterized by high disease resistance and high tolerance of infection by virus.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinctive variety of Asiatic hybrid lily plant substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by its tall, stately and erect growth, the great vigor of its growth, its strong dark-colored stem, its abundant deep green foliage, its numerous buds colored deep red when the tepals first divide and unfurl, the fine form and texture of the flowers, the exceptionally broad tepals, the distinctive vibrant deep red color of the flowers, its rapid propagation characteristics, its superb disease resistance, its high tolerance to virus, and its suitability for use both as a garden flower and as a cut flower produced by forcing precooled bulbs.