Dark purple-blue flowers becoming bluer. White filaments and dark brown anthers.

Group:	Early large-flowered group
Flowering period(s):	May Jun
Raised by:	L Simon-Louis
Country of origin:	France
Date raised:	r1865 i1868
Parentage:	patens x unknown
Other name(s):	patens 'Marie'; patens 'Maria'
Further detail:  Tepals: 4-6 (-8) Database entry: 2410