Description
‘Empress’
1W-Y(c)
[Trumpet]
(Backhouse, W., pre-1869)
To my mind, this sibling of ‘Emperor’ is of perfect proportions, with almost flawless, almond-shaped perianth segments shielding an elegant, angled trumpet lightly flanged and flaring in upper third to a six-lobed notched and crenate rim. Slow to increase.
