PROUD PAPA (McAllister, 1992) OGB+ Not a masculine flower: white ground standards, veined pale pinkish violet; soft yellow ground falls, faintly washed with violet to produce a blend of pink and yellow. So why such a masculine name? From its pedigree (Persian Pansy X Heart Stealer), it had to be registered as an OGB+, a category that's usually presumed infertile. Although it's presumably an unbalanced tetraploid, and has never set a pod for me, it's a surprisingly enthusiastic pollen parent that has produced a number of seedlings when crossed onto halfbreds and TBs. As is typical for this type of cross, relatively few of them have survived to bloom size – but I wanted a name that would reflect its unusual proclivity for parenthood.