‘Blue Staccato’ (James Gibson, R. 1976). Seedling# 9-2C. TB, 40″ (102 cm). Early midseason bloom. Standards moorish blue lines on rim and specks on pure white ground; falls icy, sparkling white with narrow band of sharp moorish blue plicata markings; dresden yellow beard tipped blue; ruffled and fluted. ‘Indigo Rim’ X (‘Bold Overture’ x ‘Opening Night’). Gibson 1977.