Lily plant named `Rhumba`

Abstract

A new variety of Asiatic hybrid lily plant bearing large clusters of flowers of excellent form and particularly characterized by their deep red-orange coloration, even in the bud stage, the glossy sheen of their upper tepals, their slightly fluted margin and their lack of any spotting. This combination is believed to be completely new in the upright Asiatic divisions of lilies suited to forcing and to mass commercial cultivation. The plant is highly resistant to disease and shows high tolerance of virus, making it an excellent garden plant. The bulbs may be precooled and forced for cut flower production and the clone is vigorous and is a good grower and propagator.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of Asiatic hybrid lily, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by its large, glossy, and unspotted flowers of deep red-orange coloring with wide tepals having slightly fluted margins; its vigorous growth and rapid natural propagation; and its versatility both as a garden plant and as a cut flower producer from precooled bulbs forced out of season under glass.