Hybrid Asiatic lily named Sunflight

Abstract

A new variety of hybrid lily plant bearing large clusters of flowers of large size, excellent form and long persistence, the flowers being particularly characterized by their unusual color pattern which combines the soft cream yellow base color with a rich gold flush at the center of the tepal body, the tepals carrying an unusual spotting pattern characterized by a narrow group of tiny spots adjacent the end of the nectary and on each side of the midrib channel. The flowers of this new variety have long persistence, both on the plant and as cut flowers; the plant is highly resistant to disease and shows high tolerance to virus, making it an excellent garden plant. It is vigorous in growth and is a good propagator and the bulbs may be precooled and forced for cut flower production, the plant being well suited to mass commercial cultivation.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinctive variety of Asiatic hybrid lily, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by its large, broad tepalled flowers of soft cream base color enriched by a gold blush at the tepal base and further distinguished by a group of tiny spots adjacent the end of each nectary which collectively form a ring around the center of the flower just beyond the ends of the nectary channels; this plant being further characterized by its vigorous growth and rapid natural propagation, the excellence of its flower form, and its versatility both as a garden plant and as a cut flower producer from precooled bulbs forced under glass out-of-season.