Lily named Merci

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Oriental Hybrid lily plant of the Parkmannis type, particularly distinguished by its flat, acutely-upright, reddish-pink flowers which have white undulating margins and which are borne in raceme arrangement on long, strong stems and strong, upright pedicels, usually with one bud or flower on each pedicel, and by its dark green, glossy and relatively disease-resistant foliage.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of Oriental Hybrid lily plant, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by its medium-large, upwardly-facing flowers borne on strong, stiff and close to vertically upstanding pedicels, and by its generally flat, moderately spotted and reddish-pink appearing petals on which the color fades laterally from a dark red central and longitudinally-extending stripe.