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This historic variety (a descendent of "Dalmatica") features light to mid tones of lavender, lighter around the white, golden-tipped beards. Flowers are larger than the Iris Pallida's, and quite charming.

Resulting from 'Magnétisme' and 'Ciel Gris sur Poilly' – the 2 varieties featured on the cover of our 2015 catalogue – this beauty was not achieved by accident. White standards with a hint of grey, round and thick semi-horizontal velvety falls to frame a bronze beard. Beautifully solid and well branched out stems (8 buds on average). It will be officially named in 2016 in honour of the Château de Pesselières and we believe it will be very successful.

Very big flowers whose standards have a faint blue tinge on opening, quickly becoming pure white. Rounded, nearly horizontal falls, pure white with a wide bold blue-violet border (15 to 20 mm). Distinct, clearly visible, red beard. Robust standards and a balanced stalk (7 buds per stem). Moderately ruffled.

This stunning plicata, child of 'Honky Tonk Blues', has immense flowers (18 cm) with a pure white background and a precise purple-blue border. Beards are blue. It flowers generously and grows vigorously.