Standards and style arms light pink, violet blush at rib; falls deep violet, lighter line down center of petal, outer rim blends to lighter violet band, white markings at beard; beards based white, tips red-orange.
(Carol Coleman, 2012), SDB, 10.5"-13”, early bloom season.
Standards pale green-yellow, midrib dark purple; style arms pale green-yellow, brilliant blue-purple midrib, edge pale-purple, small very pale purple eyelash lines above stigmatic lip; Falls strong purple, dark purple thumbprint around beard, small pale green-yellow front edge; beard base mid-orange in throat and middle, brilliant blue-purple at end, tips brilliant blue-purple in middle and light blue at end; purple based foliage; slight sweet fragrance.
(Thomas Johnson, 2017), SDB, 14", Late midseason bloom.
Standards tan to muted yellow; style arms light blue; Falls large brown spot encircled by a diffused yellow edge blending to a lavender washed band, yellow edge; beards brown and tangerine in throat, ends bushy blue; slight fragrance.
(Don Murphy, 2013), TB, 34", early midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards and style arms pale lavender, near white; Falls lavender, streaked medium and dark purple, purple haft lines; beards orange rosy-pink; broken color pattern in falls.
(Paul Black, 2016), TB, 38", midseason to very late bloom.
Standards white center heavily sanded mid wine blending to dark wine band; style arms mid old gold, slate-violet ridge, dark plum-brown crest; Falls mid yellow ground sanded rose-plum, wide dark red-brown sanded plicata band, same color random dotting over center and center stripe, white patch in throat; beard hairs based white, tips mid marigold; pronounced sweet fragrance.
Standards streaked and swirled medium pink and old rose; falls light pink ground, streaked medium pink and old rose with random swirls of off-white, red purple dotting on edge of shoulders; beards tangerine, tipped rose pink; ruffled, laced; slight fragrance.
Honorable Mention 1996; Award of Merit 1998; Knowlton Medal 2002.
(Michael Sutton, 2016), TB, 30", midseason to late bloom.
Standards and style arms azalea pink; falls pale orange, ½˝ marbled violet receded rim, ¼˝ pale red-purple rim at edge which widens to ½˝ at bottom of petal; beards carrot; serrated; slight sweet fragrance.
Standards streaked light mauve and silver white; falls dark mauve with silver white streaking, sunshine yellow shoulders with mauve veining; beards golden brown; laced, lightly ruffled; slight fragrance.
(Paul Black, 2013), TB, 35, midseason to late bloom, broken color.
Standards warm white and tan segments, mid violet to red-violet irregular splashed segments and mottling; style arms mid tan, violet crest lines; falls warm white and mid apricot segments, mid violet to mid purple segments and mottling; beards based white, orange tips; slight spicy fragrance.
(Paul Black, 2006), SDB, 14.5", late midseason bloom.
Standards and style arms white, Standards fine green-gold veins up rib networking outward; falls white, very fine network of greenish texture veins; beards dark indigo; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2008; Walther Cup 2008. Award of Merit 2010; Cook Douglas Medal 2012.
(Chuck Chapman, 2002), SDB, 11", early bloom + reblooms.
Standards blue, dark violet red near base; style arms blue; Falls reddish tan, brownish red central spot fading to blue edge, short blue spear at end of dark blue beard; tailored, flared.
Standards white ground, edged and lightly peppered violet overall, narrow purple line up midrib; falls white, stitched purple edge, faint purple center stripe; beards pale yellow, tipped purple; deeply fluted.
Honorable Mention 1993.
Photos: The photo on the left was taken in May.
The photo on the right was taken in October as it was reblooming.
(Paul Black, 2010), SDB, 13", midseason late bloom.
Standards and style arms medium slate violet; Falls medium-dark red plum, wide blended and veined red violet band; beards orange in throat, grey orange in middle, light blue at end; pronounced spicy fragrance.