Hybrid Asiatic lily named Endeavor

Abstract

A new variety of hybrid lily plant bearing large clusters of flowers particularly characterized by their unusual color pattern, combining a soft orange color with rich plum-red "brushmarks", these flowers being of excellent form and long persistence both on the plant and as cut flowers. The plant itself is highly resistant to disease and shows high tolerance of virus, making it an excellent garden plant. The bulbs of this plant may be precooled and forced for out-of-season cut flower production. The clone is a good and vigorous grower and propagator.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinctive variety of Asiatic hybrid lily plant, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by its soft orange color with conspicuous plum-red "brushmarks", a color pattern unique among Asiatic hybrid lilies suited to forcing and to mass commercial cultivation; the plant is further characterized by its vigorous growth habit 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 out-of-season under glass.