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Creamy white standards faintly tinted with pale green and white falls with a precise, mid-blue border. Pure yellow beards. Wavy, large flowers and an average of 9 buds per stem.

A very big bicolour with butter-yellow standards and very dark violet-purple falls, with a big cream "throat" around the yellow-orange beard. Despite the moderate number of 6 buds, the arresting contrast offered by "Funambule" makes it an excellent new variety.

Ivory standards covered with lavender except for the thin pale yellow edges. Falls are marbled and washed with darker lavender and have a delicate white edging and veining, typical of the 'luminata'. Heart and beards are creamy white. Ruffled, very full flowers.

Creamy white ruffled standards, their edges tinted very pale lavender. Nearly horizontal falls with a beautiful wide amethyst border (approx 1.5 cm). Orange beards with bright yellow shoulders right along to their ends: a really illuminated centre to the flower which gives it a joyful and innovative character. Strong-bodied, good foliage and excellent branching.

A combination of deep rich tones. Mid-purple standards and velvety purplish black falls, whose edges are the same colour as the standards. Beards likewise purplish black and therefore discreet. Very large wavy flowers (16.5 cm x 10 cm).

Purpled "black" with beards the same colour. Flowers slightly waved and good growth.