Lily plant named Starshell

Abstract

A new and distinct lily cultivar of the Oriental hybrid type characterized by its very large, somewhat upward facing, oval shaped flowers with an unusual and distinctive color pattern, the midrib of each flower tepal being colored a rich red-purple color which suffuses outwardly through a light pink to a pure white margin, each tepal being copiously marked on each side of the midrib with maculae of red-purple color over the middle 12 cm. of each tepal.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of Oriental hybrid lily, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by its slightly upright and outward facing bowl-shaped flowers of large size, good substance and form, and borne as a raceme with ascending pedicels on a strong stem of medium height.