Lilium Rose Paramount

Abstract

A new variety of hybrid lily plant bearing large upfacing flowers of excellent form and long persistence, both on the plant and as cut-flowers. The flowers of the new plant are particularly characterized by their large size and substance, their broad tepals, their completely upfacing orientation, their even medium pink coloration, their green nectaries with yellow papillose margins, and their deeply colored papillae. This combination is completely new in the Oriental hybrid divisions of lilies suited to forcing and to mass commercial cultivation. The variety is highly resistant to Fusarium disease and shows tolerance of virus. The bulbs may be precooled and forced for cut-flower production under a wide range of temperature and light levels. The clone is vigorous and is a good grower and propagator.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinctive variety of Oriental hybrid lily plant substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by its high resistance to disease; its tolerance of virus; its vigorous growth and rapid natural propagation; the excellence of its flower form, size, and substance; its versatility both as a garden plant and as a cut-flower producer from pre-cooled bulbs forced under glass out of season under a wide range of light and temperature conditions; and in particular by its unique completely upfacing flowers with their evenly distributed medium pink coloration, deep magenta rose papillae on the basal third of the tepals only, green nectaries with yellow margins, and broadly overlapping inner tepals, a combination unique among Oriental hybrid lilies suited to forcing and to mass commercial cultivation.