■(BB) 'Peasant Dance'

1984, Helsley

'Peasant Dance' (Calvin Helsley, R. 1984). Seedling #5-CH-80. BB, 26" (66 cm). Midseason bloom. Standards golden buff with red-violet infusion in midrib; falls white ground with wide border of red-violet plicata markings, narrow red-violet stripe from beard to edge; greenish gold beard; heavily ruffled. 'Gentle Rain' X 'Flamenco'. Helsley 1985. Honorable Mention 1988.

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From AIS Bulletin #256 January 1985 Introducing PEASANT DANCE (Helsley) BB, 26/1, M. This border bearded beauty is dancing with color. The standards are golden buff with a red-violet infusion in the midrib. The plicata falls are red-violet with a white center. The same color is found in the narrow stripe from the greenish gold beard to the bottom of the fall. The flowers are heavily ruffled with widely flaring falls. The nicely branched stalks carry three branches and terminal with 8-10 buds. Sdlg. 5-CH-80 (Gentle Rain X Flamenco). $25.00. Calvin Helsley.

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