Like other irises, it has 2 pairs of petals,[1] 3 large sepals (outer petals), known as the 'falls' and 3 inner, smaller petals (or tepals), known as the 'standards'.[2]:17 The falls are obovate or cuneate (wedge shaped),[3] with a white haft (section closest to the stem),[4] that has bronzy purple veins,[5][6][15]:17 or lines.[7] In the centre of the fall, is a row of hairs called a beard, which are yellow,[8] or orange yellow,[1] at the base, turning white at the front of the petal.[2][6][7][15]:17 The standards are obovate or unguiculate (claw shaped), they are paler than the falls,[6][15]:17 and have a pale haft that is also marked with bronzy-purple.[6]