Sally Casey showed Lachenalia aloides var. quadricolor , one of the most colorful and vigorous of the Lachenalias. The four colors referred to in the name are the reddish-orange shading to yellow and terminating in green tips of the outer segments and the yellow shading to maroon of the inner segments. This was the chief form available for many years, but L. aloides is variable in color, and in the past few years a number of forms reached the market including red, yellow, blue and violet. The Lachenalias are from South Africa and the common name is Cape Cowslip. They make excellent pot plants.