‘Honghwa’ an Asiatic Hybrid Lily with Unspotted Orange Petals

Honghwa’ an Asiatic hybrid lily was released in 2001 at National Horticultural Research Institute (NHRI), Rural Development Administration (RDA), and Suwon, Korea. The cross was made in 1994 between Lilium Asiatic ‘Avignon’, a scarlet red colored, and L. Asiatic ‘Connecticut King’, bright yellow colored. It was preliminarily selected as ‘A96-3’ in 1996. Multiplication and bulbing, and characteristic tests were performed from 1997 to 2000. The evaluation of characteristics was made investigated as ‘Wongyo C1-31’ in 2001 at Suwon. ‘Honghwa’ flowers at the beginning of June and grows to 111.4 cm stem length. Flowers are upward-facing, unspotted with orange petals. Year-round flowering is possible by storing the bulb at -1.5℃ conditions. It is necessary to add calcium to the fertilizer or remove side scales to prevent leaf scorch. It is needed to control Botrytis disease during wet season.