"Hyehwa" an Asiatic lily cultivar was released in 1998 at National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science (RDA), Suwon, Korea. The cross was made in 1991 between Asiatic lily "White Bird", a white colored, and "Avignon", an unspotted scarlet red colored. It was preliminarily selected as A93-20 in 1993. Its multiplication, bulbing growth and flowering characteristic tests were conducted from 1994 to 1998. A new cultivar "Hyehwa" flowers in middle of June and grows 98.7 cm in height. Flowers bloom upward-facing, thick orange (RHS, 28A). Year-round flowering is possible by storage of the bulb under -1.5℃ conditions. For forcing culture, it is necessary to add calcium to the fertilizer or remove side scales to prevent leaf scorch. Botrytis disease control is needed in the wet season.

2002. A cross was made betwen Lilium formolongi “Raizan”, a trumpet shaped and white petaled lily variety, and Lilium Asiatichybrid “A95-14”, a red colored variety. The flower characteristics and performance of “Eunbi” were investigated from 2000 tounder

A new Asiatic lily “Maro” was released by the National Horticultural Research Institute (NHRI), in 2002. A cross wascharacteristics and performance of “Maro” were examined from 2000 to 2002. “Maro” flowers in middle of June, but can floweryear-round by st

A new FA interspecific hybrid lily “Goyo” was released by the National Horticultural Research Institute (NHRI) in2002. A cros was made betwen Lilium formolongi “Eunha”, a trumpet shaped and white petaled lily variety, and Lilium Asiatic“Goyo” flowers in e

made between Asiatic lily Byeong Ga, a spotted and orange colored variety, and Connecticut King, an unspotted yellow vari-ety. The flower characteristics and performance of Bomi were examined from 2000 to 2002. Bomi flowers in middle of June,offlower is 1