The flowers are usually white, pink, mauve, or purple, with the bracts that back the flowers being of the same or a slightly contrasting color.
In 1940 a metal security thread was introduced, and the colour of the note was changed to mauve for the duration of the war.
The petals are mauve-blue with the lower petal being highly reduced and the sepals fused into a cup.
The flowers are up to 120mm diameter, normally with four white, mauve or red petals, sometimes with dark markings at the base.
The lid is mauve in the centre, shading to green at the edges.
Many of the men surveyed were unable to even identify pink correctly, confusing it with mauve.
Flowers are white, pink, mauve, purple or carmine with crimped petals, in panicles up to 9cm.
The first, carried by 156451, is mainly mauve, but with white bands.
