Lilium Blazing Dwarf

Abstract

A new variety of hybrid lily plant bearing large up-facing flowers of excellent form, long persistence, and exceptional substance. The new hybrid is particularly characterized by a compact racemose inflorescence of upfacing flowers of vibrant unspotted orange-red color, borne on a short, sturdy stem. This combination is completely new in the Asiatic 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 into flower under glass out of season. The clone 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, 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 pot plant produced from pre-cooled bulbs forced under glass out of season; and in particular by its unique short, sturdy stem with compact racemose inflorescence bearing an exceptionally large number of brilliant orange-red upfacing flowers of unusual thickness and color intensity, a combination unique among Asiatic hybrid lilies suited to forcing and to mass commercial cultivation.