18″ long on Dec. 21, 2012
Hurricane Butter Motley (no aka)
Most Commonly Used Name: Butter Motley
Mode of Genetic Inheritance: Recessive
Morph Type: Mutation Compound (Butter + Motley)
The good concentric markings go most of the way down the backs of good hurricane-patterned Motleys. This pattern is sometimes (though rarely) referred to as bullseye motley or donut motley. They got the name “hurricane” not for the circlular markings on the back, but for the broad concentric margins around the circles, that resemble the hurricane symbol on weather maps.
This compound morph results from combining the color mutations Amel + Caramel = Butter and the pattern mutation, Motley. Color and pattern are variable, but it is apparent that the Motley mutation has a beneficial color impact upon the Butter corn’s coloration, and that impact is one of enhancement. I don’t recall ever seeing Striped or Motley Butter corns that was not more deeply yellow than Butter corns without a pattern mutation.
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