‘onghwa’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 ‘vignon’ a scarlet red colored, and L. Asiatic ‘onnecticut King’ bright yellow colored. It was preliminarily selected as ‘96-3’in 1996. Multiplication and bulbing, and characteristic tests were performed from 1997 to 2000. The evaluation of characteristics was made investigated as ‘ongyo C1-31’in 2001 at Suwon. ‘onghwa’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.

• Hye Kyung Rhee(Floriculture Div. National Horticultural Research Institute, RDA, Suwon 441-310, Korea) Corresponding author
• Jin Hee(Floriculture Div. National Horticultural Research Institute, RDA, Suwon 441-310, Korea)
• Hae Ryong Cho(Floriculture Div. National Horticultural Research Institute, RDA, Suwon 441-310, Korea)
• Hyang Young Joung(Floriculture Div. National Horticultural Research Institute, RDA, Suwon 441-310, Korea)