USPP6505P - Hybrid oriental lily named Isadora - Google Patents

Hybrid oriental lily named Isadora Download PDF

Info

Publication number
USPP6505P
USPP6505P US07/038,763 US3876387V US6505P US PP6505 P USPP6505 P US PP6505P US 3876387 V US3876387 V US 3876387V US 6505 P US6505 P US 6505P
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
upright
plant
flowers
hybrid
oriental
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
US07/038,763
Inventor
Edward A. McRae
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Cebeco Lilies Inc
Original Assignee
Melridge Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Melridge Inc filed Critical Melridge Inc
Priority to US07/038,763 priority Critical patent/USPP6505P/en
Assigned to MELRIDGE, INC., AURORA, OREGON, A CORP. OF WA reassignment MELRIDGE, INC., AURORA, OREGON, A CORP. OF WA ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST. Assignors: MCRAE, EDWARD A.
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of USPP6505P publication Critical patent/USPP6505P/en
Assigned to GLOBAL FLORAL HOLDING COMPANY, OREGON, INC. reassignment GLOBAL FLORAL HOLDING COMPANY, OREGON, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST. Assignors: MELRIDGE, INC.
Assigned to GLOBAL FLORAL HOLDING COMPANY, OREGON, INC., A CORP. OF OREGON reassignment GLOBAL FLORAL HOLDING COMPANY, OREGON, INC., A CORP. OF OREGON ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST. Assignors: AURORA BULB CORP., A CORP. OF WASHINGTON FORMERLY KNOWN AS MERIDGE INC.
Assigned to BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION reassignment BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION SECURITY INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: GLOBAL FLORAL HOLDING COMPANY, OREGON, INC.
Assigned to BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION reassignment BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION SECURITY INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: GLOBAL FLORAL HOLDING COMPANY, OREGON, INC.
Assigned to GLOBAL FLORAL HOLDING COMPANY OREGON, INC. reassignment GLOBAL FLORAL HOLDING COMPANY OREGON, INC. RELEASED BY SECURED PARTY (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST & SAVINGS ASSOCIATION
Assigned to CEBECO LILIES INC. reassignment CEBECO LILIES INC. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST. Assignors: GLOBAL FLORAL HOLDING COMPANY OREGON, INC.
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01HNEW PLANTS OR NON-TRANSGENIC PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES
    • A01H6/00Angiosperms, i.e. flowering plants, characterised by their botanic taxonomy
    • A01H6/56Liliaceae, e.g. Alstroemeria or Lilium
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01HNEW PLANTS OR NON-TRANSGENIC PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES
    • A01H5/00Angiosperms, i.e. flowering plants, characterised by their plant parts; Angiosperms characterised otherwise than by their botanic taxonomy
    • A01H5/02Flowers

Definitions

  • This new lily plant originated as a seedling selected by me from a group of seedlings planted by me at Sandy, Oreg., with the object of producing Oriental hybrids having large flowers, with a generally upright orientation, in the shades of soft pink and white suited to forcing into flower out-of-season, heretofore unknown in the lily breeding art, the seeds for the said planting being from a hybrid resulting from my crossing a selected clone from the strain ⁇ Pink Glory ⁇ as the mother plant with a selected form of the species Lilium nobilissimum as the pollen parent. To achieve the crossing of these distantly related lilies, I found it necessary to maintain extremely high greenhouse temperatures for at least one week after pollination.
  • the flowers of this selected seedling are characterized by an upright to semi-upright orientation, extremely large size and broad tepalled "bowl-shaped" form with unusually thick substance and a distinctive clear pink coloration extending centrally along each tepal and bordered with broad white margins, this combination being unique among Oriental hybrid lilies, and because of these exceptional characteristics, the selected plant was asexually reproduced by me and under my direction at Sandy, Oreg., with such success that successive generations were produced under my direction at Sandy, Oreg., by natural propagation from bulblets, by bulb scale propagation, and by tissue culturing from bulb scale explants. This work with my new variety has demonstrated that the novel and distinctive characteristics of the new variety are fixed and hold true under asexual propagation from generation to generation.
  • the new plant is well suited to forcing out-of-season when the bulbs are dug at the proper time and properly precooled. For example, late October-dug bulbs properly precooled and potted in January will flower under glass in western Oregon in an average of one hundred to one hundred fifteen days, with no supplementary lighting and at moderate greenhouse temperatures.
  • My new variety of lily plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographic drawing, which shows the open bloom in full color and illustrates the flower form, the tepal arrangement, and in particular, the novel and distinctive flower size, form and upright to semi-upright orientation, as well as the clear pink coloration extending lengthwise of the tepals between broad white margins, the colors shown being as nearly true to those specified as is reasonably possible to obtain by professional photographic procedures.
  • Seed parent.--A selected clone from the ⁇ Pink Glory ⁇ strain (unpatented).
  • Horticultural.--Division VII-B Bown-shaped Oriental Lily, according to The Horticultural Classification of Lilies by The Royal Horticultural Society of London.
  • Leaf size --Unusually broad, about 7 to 8 cm. wide and about 12 to 15 cm. long.
  • Form Long ovoid with obtuse base and acute tip.
  • Size About 9 to 12 cm. long and about 10 to 12 cm. in circumference just prior to opening.
  • Opening rate The bud opens slowly, taking about an hour in response to morning light.
  • Color White with a soft flush of pink in the middle of the bud, and soft green midribs.
  • Size Large; averaging about 18 to 23 cm. in diameter, reflexing at the tips on the second day to provide a spread of about 15 to 18 cm. in diameter.
  • Borne In a single raceme including from three to six flowers, from a bulb about 14 to 16 cm. in circumference.
  • Shape Opening to a broad bowl shape by the second day with the bowl being about 10 cm. deep.
  • the flowers are distinguished by their clear pink coloration, 66C-D, along the midrib which suffuses laterally from above the nectaries to a lighter pink, 68A-B, near the tepal margins, which are pure white and about 2 to 3 cm. wide, and broadening to about 4 cm. wide adjacent the tepal apex.
  • the nectary furrows are apple green.
  • the flower and plant are resistant to disease; in particular, they are resistant to Fusarium bulb rot and Botrytis blight.
  • Lasting quality The flower is long lasting, both on the plant and as a cut flower.
  • the ovary is characteristic of the genus Lilium.
  • Shape Ovoid.
  • p0 Color at maturity Soft brown, sometimes overlaid with soft plum.
  • This new variety of hybrid Oriental lily most nearly resembles ⁇ Pink Glory ⁇ (unpatented) but it has much larger, thicker, and more bowl-shaped flowers, which, in orientation, are more upright to semi-upright rather than side-facing.
  • the leaves of this new plant are much broader and its stems are stronger and stockier. This plant can be distinguished from its sister clones by the much broader white margins on the tepals of its flowers.

Landscapes

  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Physiology (AREA)
  • Botany (AREA)
  • Developmental Biology & Embryology (AREA)
  • Environmental Sciences (AREA)
  • Natural Medicines & Medicinal Plants (AREA)
  • Breeding Of Plants And Reproduction By Means Of Culturing (AREA)

Abstract

A new variety of hybrid Oriental lily plant bearing large, upright to semi-upright flowers particularly characterized by their clear pink coloration on a broad white background, the flowers being of excellent form and long persistence both on the plant and as cut flowers. The very large size and substance of these flowers and their upright to semi-upright orientation is a combination that is completely new in the Oriental hybrid divisions of lilies suited to forcing and to mass commercial cultivation. The plant is highly resistant to disease and shows tolerance of virus, it is an excellent garden plant, and its bulbs may be precooled and forced for cut flower production.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT
This new lily plant originated as a seedling selected by me from a group of seedlings planted by me at Sandy, Oreg., with the object of producing Oriental hybrids having large flowers, with a generally upright orientation, in the shades of soft pink and white suited to forcing into flower out-of-season, heretofore unknown in the lily breeding art, the seeds for the said planting being from a hybrid resulting from my crossing a selected clone from the strain `Pink Glory` as the mother plant with a selected form of the species Lilium nobilissimum as the pollen parent. To achieve the crossing of these distantly related lilies, I found it necessary to maintain extremely high greenhouse temperatures for at least one week after pollination. The flowers of this selected seedling are characterized by an upright to semi-upright orientation, extremely large size and broad tepalled "bowl-shaped" form with unusually thick substance and a distinctive clear pink coloration extending centrally along each tepal and bordered with broad white margins, this combination being unique among Oriental hybrid lilies, and because of these exceptional characteristics, the selected plant was asexually reproduced by me and under my direction at Sandy, Oreg., with such success that successive generations were produced under my direction at Sandy, Oreg., by natural propagation from bulblets, by bulb scale propagation, and by tissue culturing from bulb scale explants. This work with my new variety has demonstrated that the novel and distinctive characteristics of the new variety are fixed and hold true under asexual propagation from generation to generation.
Our work with this new Oriental lily variety has demonstrated that it possesses unusually strong, stout stems with exceptionally broad leaves, and in addition, the clone possesses to a high degree the desirable characteristics of hybrid vigor, great hardiness and disease resistance, as well as possessing all of the desired characteristics of excellence of form, color and habit; the clone being vigorous and a good grower and propagator, as observed at Sandy, Oreg.
The new plant is well suited to forcing out-of-season when the bulbs are dug at the proper time and properly precooled. For example, late October-dug bulbs properly precooled and potted in January will flower under glass in western Oregon in an average of one hundred to one hundred fifteen days, with no supplementary lighting and at moderate greenhouse temperatures.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
My new variety of lily plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographic drawing, which shows the open bloom in full color and illustrates the flower form, the tepal arrangement, and in particular, the novel and distinctive flower size, form and upright to semi-upright orientation, as well as the clear pink coloration extending lengthwise of the tepals between broad white margins, the colors shown being as nearly true to those specified as is reasonably possible to obtain by professional photographic procedures.
DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY
The following is a detailed description of my new variety of hybrid Oriental lily with nomenclature according to The International Lily Register of The Royal Horticultural Society of London, England (Second Edition, 1969), and with color designations according to The R.H.S. Colour Chart published in 1966 by The Royal Horticultural Society.
THE PLANT
Origin: Seedling.
Parentage:
Seed parent.--A selected clone from the `Pink Glory` strain (unpatented).
Pollen parent.--A selected clone of Lilium nobilissimum (unpatented).
Classification:
Horticultural.--Division VII-B, Bown-shaped Oriental Lily, according to The Horticultural Classification of Lilies by The Royal Horticultural Society of London.
Commercial.--Hybrid Lilium Clone.
Form: Single stem, erect and stately.
Height: About 70 to 125 cm. from bulbs of about 14 to 18 cm. in circumference; provided that their light levels are adequate. Low light levels may cause "stretching".
Growth: Vigorous and upright.
Foliage:
Quantity.--Abundant.
Leaf size.--Unusually broad, about 7 to 8 cm. wide and about 12 to 15 cm. long.
Leaf shape.--Lanceolate with acuminate tip.
Texture.--Leathery.
Aspect.--Glossy.
Color.--Medium green, lighter on the lower side.
Bulbs:
Size.--Varying and ranging up to 25 cm. in circumference as commercially used.
Color.--White, with flushes of soft pink or soft yellow after exposure to light.
THE BUD
Form: Long ovoid with obtuse base and acute tip.
Size: About 9 to 12 cm. long and about 10 to 12 cm. in circumference just prior to opening.
Opening rate: The bud opens slowly, taking about an hour in response to morning light.
Color: White with a soft flush of pink in the middle of the bud, and soft green midribs.
Peduncle:
Length.--About 4 to 6 cm., in average, but length may increase if light levels are too low or if the bulbs have been improperly stored prior to forcing.
Color.--Medium green with very light plum overlay.
THE FLOWER
Blooming habit: Once annually and profusely in midseason.
Size: Large; averaging about 18 to 23 cm. in diameter, reflexing at the tips on the second day to provide a spread of about 15 to 18 cm. in diameter.
Borne: In a single raceme including from three to six flowers, from a bulb about 14 to 16 cm. in circumference.
Shape: Opening to a broad bowl shape by the second day with the bowl being about 10 cm. deep.
Tepalage:
Number.--Typical of genus Lilium with six imbricated tepals in hexagonal arrangement.
Size.--Outer tepals are about 3 to 3.5 cm. wide and the inner tepals are about 5 to 5.5 cm. wide.
Color.--The flowers are distinguished by their clear pink coloration, 66C-D, along the midrib which suffuses laterally from above the nectaries to a lighter pink, 68A-B, near the tepal margins, which are pure white and about 2 to 3 cm. wide, and broadening to about 4 cm. wide adjacent the tepal apex. The nectary furrows are apple green.
Spotting.--The flowers have only a few small and inconspicuous spots, there being about five to twenty medium pink spots on each inner tepal adjacent the nectaries.
Appearance.--The tepals are shiny.
Longevity.--The tepals stay on the stems about three weeks.
Color changes: The flowers become slightly lighter and a more lavender-toned pink, approaching 65B-C to 68D, as the flowers age. Low light levels and extreme heat may cause the pink pigmentation to decrease.
Fragrance: Distinct and pleasing.
Pedicel:
Length.--About 8 to 12 cm., in average.
Form.--Sturdy and ascending up to about 45 degrees from the horizontal.
Color.--Medium green with very light plum overlay.
Disease resistance: The flower and plant are resistant to disease; in particular, they are resistant to Fusarium bulb rot and Botrytis blight.
Lasting quality: The flower is long lasting, both on the plant and as a cut flower.
REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS
Stamens:
Number.--Six.
Arrangement.--Typical of the genus Lilium.
Anthers (Dehisced) and pollen.--Color: Greyed red, 179A.
Filaments.--Length: About 8 to 10 cm. Color: Soft green to white.
Pistil:
Number.--One.
Length.--About 8 to 10 cm.
Stigma.--Size: Large. Color: Soft greenish white with a very light pink overlay.
Characteristics of ovary: The ovary is characteristic of the genus Lilium.
THE FRUIT
Fertility: The fruit is fertile.
Shape: Ovoid. p0 Color at maturity: Soft brown, sometimes overlaid with soft plum.
This new variety of hybrid Oriental lily most nearly resembles `Pink Glory` (unpatented) but it has much larger, thicker, and more bowl-shaped flowers, which, in orientation, are more upright to semi-upright rather than side-facing. The leaves of this new plant are much broader and its stems are stronger and stockier. This plant can be distinguished from its sister clones by the much broader white margins on the tepals of its flowers.

Claims (1)

I claim:
1. The new and distinctive variety of hybrid Oriental lily plant and parts thereof, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by its unique upright to semi-upright flowers having a clear pink coloration extending along each tepal midrib between broad white margins, the excellence of its flower form, size and substance, and its versatility both as a garden plant and as a cut flower producer from precooled bulbs forced under glass out-of-season, its vigorous growth and rapid natural propagation, and its resistance to disease and tolerance of virus.
US07/038,763 1987-04-15 1987-04-15 Hybrid oriental lily named Isadora Expired - Lifetime USPP6505P (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/038,763 USPP6505P (en) 1987-04-15 1987-04-15 Hybrid oriental lily named Isadora

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/038,763 USPP6505P (en) 1987-04-15 1987-04-15 Hybrid oriental lily named Isadora

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
USPP6505P true USPP6505P (en) 1989-01-03

Family

ID=21901753

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US07/038,763 Expired - Lifetime USPP6505P (en) 1987-04-15 1987-04-15 Hybrid oriental lily named Isadora

Country Status (1)

Country Link
US (1) USPP6505P (en)

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
USPP6505P (en) Hybrid oriental lily named Isadora
USPP6502P (en) Lily plant named Giselle
USPP6504P (en) Hybrid oriental lily named Sylvia
USPP6206P (en) Hybrid Asiatic lily named Endeavor
USPP6523P (en) Lily named Copellia
USPP6373P (en) Lily plant named `Pantomime`
USPP6374P (en) Lily plant named `Snow King`
USPP6475P (en) Lily named `Swan Song`
USPP6503P (en) Hybrid Oriental lily named Markova
USPP6422P (en) Lily named Butter Pixie
USPP8925P (en) Lilium Paramount
USPP6528P (en) Lily plant named `Cherished`
USPP6501P (en) Lily plant named Sylphide
USPP6556P (en) Lily plant named Charleston
USPP6572P (en) Lily plant named Foxtrot
USPP6574P (en) Lily plant named `Hornpipe`
USPP8859P (en) Lily plant Lilium `Egypt`
USPP6324P (en) Lily plant named `Colleen`
USPP6659P (en) Hybrid Asiatic lily named Quickstep
USPP8928P (en) Lilium `La Claridad`
USPP6323P (en) Lily plant named Daystar
USPP9133P (en) Lilium `Memphis`
USPP4177P (en) Lily plant: Lilium `Showboat`
USPP6207P (en) Hybrid Asiatic lily named Standby
USPP6425P (en) Lily named Buff Pixie

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AS Assignment

Owner name: MELRIDGE, INC., AURORA, OREGON, A CORP. OF WA

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:MCRAE, EDWARD A.;REEL/FRAME:004738/0633

Effective date: 19870318

AS Assignment

Owner name: GLOBAL FLORAL HOLDING COMPANY, OREGON, INC.

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:MELRIDGE, INC.;REEL/FRAME:005240/0376

Effective date: 19890214

AS Assignment

Owner name: GLOBAL FLORAL HOLDING COMPANY, OREGON, INC., A COR

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:AURORA BULB CORP., A CORP. OF WASHINGTON FORMERLY KNOWN AS MERIDGE INC.;REEL/FRAME:005243/0051

Effective date: 19890721

AS Assignment

Owner name: BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIA

Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:GLOBAL FLORAL HOLDING COMPANY, OREGON, INC.;REEL/FRAME:005271/0209

Effective date: 19890825

Owner name: BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIA

Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:GLOBAL FLORAL HOLDING COMPANY, OREGON, INC.;REEL/FRAME:005271/0214

Effective date: 19890825

AS Assignment

Owner name: GLOBAL FLORAL HOLDING COMPANY OREGON, INC., OREGON

Free format text: RELEASED BY SECURED PARTY;ASSIGNOR:BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST & SAVINGS ASSOCIATION;REEL/FRAME:005895/0830

Effective date: 19910910

Owner name: CEBECO LILIES INC., OREGON

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:GLOBAL FLORAL HOLDING COMPANY OREGON, INC.;REEL/FRAME:005895/0841

Effective date: 19910910