White hairs on the body (including armpits) or toes, a blue cast to the coat, or a nose that is brown or "putty" coloured are penalized in showing.
[4] The first breeder of lilac-colored rabbits is thought to be an H. Onslow of Cambridge, England, who began exhibiting them in London in 1913.
Spruty crossed Blue Beverens with Havanas to create a larger lilac rabbit called the Gouda or Gowenaar.
Due to the number of bloodlines within the breed and breeder preference, the exact shade of colour and size show great variety.
[6] Although the Livestock Conservancy currently considers the Lilac a rare breed,[1] (placing the breed at "watch" status, meaning there is a global population of fewer than 2,000 specimens and there are fewer than 200 registrations in the US each year), the BRC does not currently include the Lilac in its "Rare Varieties Club" designation.