A very large, relatively sweet cooking apple with creamy white, firm, aromatic flesh. It was raised on the Isle of Wight by Mr G Wratten of Howgate Lane in Bembridge between 1915-1916 as a cross between Blenheim Orange and Newton Wonder and introduced commercially in 1932. It received the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit in 1929. It is a pale green to yellow apple flushed blushed and striped with brownish-red which just about keeps its shape when cooked. This late-season variety is harvested from early to mid-October in South-East England and is at its best from November to March but can become greasy.
