Re: illuminata?
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: illuminata?
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 2 May 1996 22:17:59 -0400
In a message dated 96-05-02 15:55:00 EDT, you write:
> Could somebody explain what a luminata is and the genetics of it?
Someone may have answered your question already, in which case I'll apologize
in advance. "Luminata" is a color pattern in which the iris is a solid
color, or an amoena (white standards, colored falls) in which there is a
white wash extending out of the center of the falls. It is a "wash" not a
white zonal pattern. The styles are white or with just the slightest hint of
color. If I may use two irises I am VERY familiar with to illustrate. The
iris CLARENCE (Zurbrigg 91) is a luminata. My own introduction SUKY is
sometimes mistakenly called a luminata when it in fact is a "double
zonal"...the white in the falls is not a wash, and the styles are solid dark
violet. Hope this helps. Clarence Mahan in Virginia
