Palimpsest

(McAllister, 1996)

Soft pewter standards have brass veins radiating from the midrib. Falls are a blend of tan/rust/brown, with reddish-brown signal spot and an area around the beard where the white ground shows through. 

From Sostenique X Tribe of Judah, a cross that can produce abbb-type tetraploids or abb-type triploids [both classified as quarterbreds in the current system]. Not tested for fertility, but with a pattern that suggests trying it with both halfbreds and tetraploid arils. Strictly for experimenters. 

In the days before paper was invented, writing material was precious and scrolls were prepared for reuse by scraping and bleaching them so they could be written on again. A palimpsest is one of those written-over scrolls on which earlier writings are still visible. This flower is similar to one of those written-over scrolls in that it is a panoply of colors in a series of overlaid patterns. 

For show aficionados, its ASI code is OGB-.