Alstroemeria plant named Golden Delight

An Alstroemeria plant named Golden Delight having yellow to dark yellow flowers. There is no streaking on the outer surfaces of the petals, but there are medium to heavy red-purple streaks on the inner and upper surfaces of the inner flower petals.

The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of Alstroemeria 
plant known by the cultivar name Golden Delight. 
Golden Delight was originated by the inventor Frank Goemans from a 
hybridization made in a controlled breeding program in Chichester, Sussex, 
United Kingdom in 1984. The female parent was a cultivar identified as 
416, a cultivar of unknown origin. The male parent of Golden Delight was a 
cultivar identified as 813, a selection from the Alstroemeria species A. 
aurantiaca. 
Golden Delight was discovered and selected as one flowering plant within 
the progeny of the stated parentage by Frank Goemans on June 23, 1984 in a 
controlled environment in Chichester, Sussex, United Kingdom. 
The first act of asexual reproduction of Golden Delight was accomplished 
when vegetative cuttings were taken from the initial selection on July 7, 
1984 in a controlled environment in Chichester, United Kingdom by Frank 
Goemans. Horticultural examination of selected units initiated June 27, 
1986 has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as herein 
disclosed for Golden Delight are firmly fixed and retained through 
generations of asexual reproduction. 
Golden Delight has not been observed under all possible environmental 
conditions. The phenotype may vary significantly with variations in 
environment such as temperature, light intensity and day length. The 
following observations, measurements and comparisons describe plants grown 
in Spalding Lincs, United Kingdom under greenhouse conditions which 
approximate those generally used in commercial practice. 
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be 
basic characteristics of Golden Delight which in combination distinguish 
this Alstroemeria as a new and distinct cultivar: 
1. Yellow to dark yellow flowers. 
2. No streaking on the outer surface of the flowers, with the term outer 
surface being synonymous with the term under surface in these generally 
lily shaped flowers. 
3. Medium to heavy streaking occurs on the inner and upper surfaces of the 
inner flower petals, with the streaking being red-purple in color. 
Of the many commercial cultivars known to the present inventor, the most 
similar in comparison to Golden Delight is Lima. In comparison to Lima, 
Golden Delight has heavier stripes on the inner flower petals, with the 
stripes being a somewhat lighter red-purple in color.