Lily named Irish Pixie

Abstract

A new variety of hybrid lily plant bearing large clusters of flowers of excellent form and of medium to large size particularly characterized by their rich orange coloration accented by a golden orange midrib, the flowers being borne in a single compact raceme comprising five to eight buds carried on a single erect stem having an average height of about two to two and one-half feet. The short stature of this plant, together with its short but full leaves taken together with its large flowers, make it especially suitable as a pot plant variety. The color pattern and silhouette of this new lily plant are entirely new in the upright Asiatic divisions of lilies suited to forcing and to mass commercial cultivation. This plant is highly resistant to disease and shows high tolerance of virus, making it an excellent garden plant, and the bulbs may be precooled and forced throughout the year for pot plant production. The clone of this new variety is vigorous and is a good grower and propagator.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinctive variety of Asiatic hybrid lily plant, substantially as herein shown and described, particularly characterized by its rich orange flowers accented by lighter colored orange midribs and a decorative central ring of spots; the excellence of its flower form; and by its short stemmed, short leaved, upright flowering silhouette; and its versatility both as a garden plant and as a pot plant variety.