WINTRY SKY

White standards, laced and infused mauve . Purple falls, edged white, large white zonal area. Yellow-orange beards . Ruffled and pronounced fragrance. (Nichols 1990)

White standards deeply tinted acid yellow from their base to the two thirds of their height. Almost horizontal falls, light ocher yellow with a creamy white rim. Orange yellow beards quite discreet. The shape of the flowers is stunning as the whirling dervish dance. Branching is perfect and offers 8 to 10 buds.

Ecru yellow standards and greenish yellow falls deeper on their edge. Violet beards tipped mustard with dark violet horns extending an inch or more from the beards. Variety which blooms prolifically.

Totally different from its sister Terre de Feu but very warm too. Dazzling golden yellow standards on yellow bronzed falls. The colour of the falls is deeper around the bronze beards. Sturdy flowers and good grower.

Gracefully arched white standards pleasantly complement the wide rosy-lavender falls carrying white beards. These huge flowers (12 cm x 16 cm) are well-bodied and have a gently ruffled shape. 8 to 9 buds per stem.

Superb apricot, slightly rosy at the centre of the standards and marginally paler under the beards. Strong flowers have very ruffled edges and the beards are between tangerine and red. Exemplary branching with an average of 9 to 10 buds.