Asiatic lily named Vanessa

Abstract

A new variety of hybrid Asiatic lily having large compact racemes of flowers of large size and excellent form, with an intense and unusual color pattern, and having long persistence, both on the plant and as cut flowers. The flowers of this new plant are particularly characterized by their unusual combination of yellow and gold color tones with very light maculation providing a color pattern that is new in the upright Asiatic division of lilies. The plant itself is highly resistant to disease and shows high tolerance to virus, making it an excellent garden plant. The bulbs may be precooled and forced for cut flowers, which are produced in mid-season, between the flowering times of its siblings, thereby broadening the entire season of cut flower production.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of hybrid Asiatic lily plant, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized in particular by its yellow and gold flower color pattern and its relatively light maculation, which features are unique in the Asiatic hybrid division of lilies suited to forcing and commercial cultivation; by its vigorous growth and propagation characteristics; the excellence of its flower form and substance; its versatility both as a garden plant and as a plant produced from precooled bulbs forced for cut flower production; and its unique mid-season time of flowering to broaden the cut flower season.