I had not heard that, nor am I aware that the parentage of BÃotie has been published, rather not I should think, but I have heard the same story about Cayeux' 'Floridor.' The pigment is called floridorine and you can read some of the story here:
AMW
-----Original Message-----
From: Jean Richter <richter@eecs.berkeley.edu>
To: iris-species <iris-species@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thu, Dec 6, 2012 12:33 pm
Subject: [iris-species] Re: Request for Insights: Terminology
I had heard that 'Beotie' (sorry, I'm accent-deprived)
gets its unique color from a unique pigment.
Any insights from the iris-species knowledge base,
such as what said unique pigment is?
Thanks,
Jean
On 12/6/2012 6:25 AM, C*@aol.com wrote:
> I mentioned Cayeux' sublime TB, 'BÃotie', in passing. I have a pretty
> good photo of a blossom as grown here, and I suppose I might as well
> share it. Unique, in my experience.
> Cordially,
> AMW
>
