Asiatic lily named Rosefire

Abstract

A new variety of hybrid Asiatic lily having large compact racemes of flowers of excellent form and large size, the flowers being particularly characterized by having a dramatic overall tri-colored pattern formed by a hexagonal arrangement of the tepals, each of which has its innermost part colored a bright orange-red bordered by a brilliant golden yellow flush and the remaining portion of each tepal being a bright fiery red. This color pattern is unique in the upright Asiatic division of lilies and the flowers have a long-lasting character, both on the plant and as cut flowers. The plant is an excellent garden plant, is highly resistant to disease, shows high tolerance to virus, and its bulbs may be precooled and forced for cut-flower production.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of Asiatic hybrid lily, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized in particular by the excellence of its flower form and substance and its dramatic tri-colored pattern of orange red throat, a golden central flush, and a fiery red body beyond the central flush area.