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This selection is known to be variable depending on growing conditions. The width of the red marks down the centre of the tepals can extend almost to the very edge.

Unfortunately there seem to be two lilies on the market under this name. The register describes the cultivar as:

RHS said:Inside of tepals brilliant yellow (9C), paler towards tips; outside of inner tepals mainly 9C, margins more intensely coloured. Spots absent; papillae conspicuous; nectaries green; pollen red-brown; stigma purple. Fls 250–300mm wide; tepals long and of medium width to broad, margins slightly ruffled, tips recurved. Lvs of medium length to long, and of medium width to broad, dark green. Stems 1.75m, green with darker spots and stripes, with up to 6 fls. Late to very late.

This is a commercial plant (only available under its trade name) produced by New Horizon Orchids. It is warmth-tolerant and has a strongly upright flower spike.

This is a genetic alba that features dark yellow spots on the lip. These can often be difficult to identify without pollinating a flower to confirm a lack of anthocyanin pigments in the lip.

This is a Bay Breeze selection that has been used by Andy Easton of New Horizon Orchids.

This is a commercial plant (only available under its trade name) produced by New Horizon Orchids. As of February 2021, it was the newest white standard produced by NHO to be introduced by Floricultura. It blooms around Christmas in the northern hemisphere and this is the intended target market.

This is a commercial plant (only available under its trade name) produced by New Horizon Orchids.

This was awarded under the name Ceres 'F.J. Hanbury', but Andy Easton determined that it was a Ralph Sander based on his remake of Ceres. It has been one of the key breeding plants for red Cymbidiums.

This is a commercial plant (only available under its trade name) produced by New Horizon Orchids. It is a red intermediate that flowering in late April in the Northern Hemisphere and is suitable for the cut flower industry. Andy Easton, the hybridiser, divulged that one of its grandparents is Orchid (Cymbidium Ralph Sander 'F.J. Hanbury').

This is a commercial plant (only available under its trade name) produced by New Horizon Orchids. Cloned for the Colombian market.

This is a commercial plant (only available under its trade name) produced by New Horizon Orchids.

This hybrid is registered as a Div. 6 (Trumpet & Aurelian) hybrid but is sometimes sold as an Orienpet. It is reported to be an Australian hybrid and is named for the registrants' daughter.

The hybridiser, Andy Easton, reports that this was the only one of the cross that had an upright flower spike.

The hybridiser, Andy Easton, reports that this has a good, strong spike and cuts well.

This particular clone produces pendulous flower spikes (most of the grex produce upright spikes).

This selection is strongly warmth-tolerant and produced six spikes in a gallon pot. The hybridiser, Andy Easton, shortlisted it for cloning.

Despite being registered with Cym. parishii, it was made with Orchid (Cymbidium sanderae 'Emma Menninger') (see Sander's Cymbidium (Cymbidium sanderae 'Sanderae') for more details on the taxonomic confusion).

Many of the plants in circulation as this species are actually Orchid (Vanda garayi).

V. garayi features very round or elliptical petals and sepals (making for a mostly full flower) with a straight lip, whereas V. miniata typically has much narrow tepals and a recurved lip.

This species is often confused with Orchid (Vanda miniata).

V. garayi features very round or elliptical petals and sepals (making for a mostly full flower) with a straight lip, whereas V. miniata typically has much narrow tepals and a recurved lip.

This clone was named after Gary Caulble, who raised it as a seedling. It has since been used by Andy Easton at New Horizon Orchids in a number of his crosses for late-flowering reds.