ON BENDED KNEE (McAllister, 1998). That's how hybridizers will usually view it. (If you've ever ordered from the Gene Pool, check out its seedling number). Billowing pale blue-violet standards are lightly marked with fine, light blue-violet veins. Broad, buff falls have a contrasting burgundy-black beard. No signal, just a few deep burgundy lines that enhance the beard – like lush, brown eyelashes call attention to deep, brown eyes. This is the closest I've come to Gene Hunt's prized buff & blue arilbred that many visitors have seen in my garden – and it's on a strong, gardenable plant.