Winter Delight
Classification:
8 W-Y[ Tazetta ]
Season:
Very Early
Height:
Standard - 32.5 to 67.5 cm (12.8 to 26.6 in)
Hybridizer:
, North Island, New Zealand
Registered:
Yes, 2012
Seed Parent: 
Grand Monarque 8 W-Y 
: Unknown, the Netherlands
Year Registered: 1759
N. tazetta subsp. lacticolor
Grand Monarque
Pollen Parent: 
98T4
Seedling Number:
GMX-215
Descendants:
None
Comments

Fls 15-24 per stem, 38mm wide; perianth segments 15mm long, very broadly ovate, blunt, mucronate, greenish white, spreading, slightly concave, with margins incurling, a little creased, of heavy substance, overlapping half or more; corona 9mm long, bowl-shaped, lightly ribbed, light greenish yellow, mouth straight and wavy, with rim entire. Very early. Strongly scented.

Origin of Name

In the words of the raiser, it was named because ”It flowers in the middle of the winter and it has multiplied quickly and never shirks its flowering responsibility.”