Pollen parent: Moraea villosa d
MM 13-38a. I like the concentric rings of color in this one, but the long curling tips of the style crests are also remarkable.
I haven't assigned letters to these yet:
Monday, July 30, 2018
Moraea MM 13-38
Seed parent: Moraea neopavonia with no spot
Pollen parent: Moraea villosa d
MM 13-38a. I like the concentric rings of color in this one, but the long curling tips of the style crests are also remarkable.
MM 13-38b
I haven't assigned letters to these yet:
Pollen parent: Moraea villosa d
MM 13-38a. I like the concentric rings of color in this one, but the long curling tips of the style crests are also remarkable.
I haven't assigned letters to these yet:
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Moraea MM 13-20
Seed parent: MM 03-98a
Pollen parent: Moraea atropunctata
Sure looks a lot like the pollen parent!
I haven't assigned a letter to this plant yet.
Pollen parent: Moraea atropunctata
Sure looks a lot like the pollen parent!
I haven't assigned a letter to this plant yet.
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Moraea MM 14-116
Seed parent: MM 11-82a
Pollen parent: Moraea atropunctata
MM 14-116a. Not at all what I expected, and that's interesting. The seed parent is pale orange-yellow and has a lot of spots. I thought that combining it with M. atropunctata would produce a hybrid with a huge number of spots, and maybe some color in the tepals. Instead we get this interesting white flower with just a few spots, all in the center. I really don't understand genetics.
14-116b. This one is more like what I was expecting.
Pollen parent: Moraea atropunctata
MM 14-116a. Not at all what I expected, and that's interesting. The seed parent is pale orange-yellow and has a lot of spots. I thought that combining it with M. atropunctata would produce a hybrid with a huge number of spots, and maybe some color in the tepals. Instead we get this interesting white flower with just a few spots, all in the center. I really don't understand genetics.
14-116b. This one is more like what I was expecting.
Moraea MM 14-31
Seed parent: Moraea villosa h
Pollen parent: MM 11-161b
I was hoping for a flower with some red tones in it, but I didn't get close at all.
MM 14-31a
Pollen parent: MM 11-161b
I was hoping for a flower with some red tones in it, but I didn't get close at all.
MM 14-31a
Friday, July 27, 2018
Moraea MM 16-32
Seed parent: Moraea tripetala
Pollen parent: MM 12-125a
Occasionally I get a Moraea hybrid that blooms in just two years from seed, which is a nice surprise. This is the only one that did that in 2018.
MM 16-32a. There's a very nice pattern of streaks on this flower.
Here's a sibling...
Pollen parent: MM 12-125a
Occasionally I get a Moraea hybrid that blooms in just two years from seed, which is a nice surprise. This is the only one that did that in 2018.
MM 16-32a. There's a very nice pattern of streaks on this flower.
Moraea MM 15-113
Seed parent: MM 11-92a
Pollen parent: Moraea thomasiae
If it worked, this would be my first hybrid with M. thomasiae. But the flowers look nothing like that species, so I am withholding judgment until I get more thomasiae crosses to bloom.
MM 15-113a
MM 15-113b
MM 15-113c
Pollen parent: Moraea thomasiae
If it worked, this would be my first hybrid with M. thomasiae. But the flowers look nothing like that species, so I am withholding judgment until I get more thomasiae crosses to bloom.
MM 15-113a
MM 15-113b
MM 15-113c
Moraea MM 15-106
Seed parent: MM 11-101b
Pollen parent: MM 10-02c
Two very nice parents produced some very diverse and interesting flowers.
MM 15-106a. I like the orange ring around the eye combined with the purple blush on the tepals.
MM 15-106b
MM 15-106c. Oh my goodness, this one is incredible. Look at the crazy streaks around the eye.
MM 15-106d. I like the streaks in this one too.
I marked this one as 15-106d as well, but I think it is probably a different plant.
MM 15-106e
Pollen parent: MM 10-02c
Two very nice parents produced some very diverse and interesting flowers.
MM 15-106a. I like the orange ring around the eye combined with the purple blush on the tepals.
MM 15-106b
MM 15-106c. Oh my goodness, this one is incredible. Look at the crazy streaks around the eye.
MM 15-106d. I like the streaks in this one too.
I marked this one as 15-106d as well, but I think it is probably a different plant.
MM 15-106e
Moraea MM 15-80
Seed parent: MM 11-92a (M. atropunctata x calcicola)
Pollen parent: Moraea neopavonia 'Summerfield blue'
This was an exciting cross because both of the seedlings have wide inner tepals, a characteristic that makes the flowers look fuller. The plants are also tall, stout, and bloom a lot. Garry Knipe and I both made a lot of crosses with these.
One other note: This cross was made with year-old pollen that had been stored in a non-defrosting freezer. So a year of freezer storage sometimes works for Moraea pollen.
MM 15-80a
MM 15-80b. I think this is an excellent flower with clear, distinct colors.
MM 15-80c
Pollen parent: Moraea neopavonia 'Summerfield blue'
This was an exciting cross because both of the seedlings have wide inner tepals, a characteristic that makes the flowers look fuller. The plants are also tall, stout, and bloom a lot. Garry Knipe and I both made a lot of crosses with these.
One other note: This cross was made with year-old pollen that had been stored in a non-defrosting freezer. So a year of freezer storage sometimes works for Moraea pollen.
MM 15-80a
MM 15-80b. I think this is an excellent flower with clear, distinct colors.
MM 15-80c
Moraea MM 15-26
Seed parent: MM 10-03a
Pollen parent: MM 11-135c
MM 15-26a. A cute little yellow flower, but there's no eye to speak of.
Pollen parent: MM 11-135c
MM 15-26a. A cute little yellow flower, but there's no eye to speak of.
Moraea MM 15-20
Seed parent: Moraea longiaristata with blue spots
Pollen parent: Moraea villosa n
MM 15-20a. This one looks a lot like the pollen parent.
Pollen parent: Moraea villosa n
MM 15-20a. This one looks a lot like the pollen parent.
Moraea MM 15-19
Seed parent: Moraea longiaristata with blue spots
Pollen parent: MM 10-16d
MM 15-19a. I was delighted to see the little blue spots from the seed parent show up in this hybrid. I hope to make some follow-on crosses with it.
Pollen parent: MM 10-16d
MM 15-19a. I was delighted to see the little blue spots from the seed parent show up in this hybrid. I hope to make some follow-on crosses with it.
Moraea MM 15-12
Seed parent: MM 11-91a (M. flaccida X villosa a)
Pollen parent: MM 11-91b (M. flaccida X villosa a)
This is an F2 hybrid made from the two seedlings that grew when I crossed a Moraea with Homeria.
Moraea MM 15-12a. This plant is tall and blooms heavily, but didn't set any seeds. I fear it may be sterile.
MM 15-12b. This one has a pale purplish color.
Pollen parent: MM 11-91b (M. flaccida X villosa a)
This is an F2 hybrid made from the two seedlings that grew when I crossed a Moraea with Homeria.
Moraea MM 15-12a. This plant is tall and blooms heavily, but didn't set any seeds. I fear it may be sterile.
Photo by Garry Knipe
Moraea MM 15-10
Seed parent: Moraea bellendenii pale yellow
Pollen parent: Moraea villosa n
This is another case of M. bellendenii producing weird concentric stripes where the eye should be.
MM 15-10a. This one has blue, orange, and black bands, plus a pale violet flush to the flower..
MM 15-10b
MM 15-10c. I am fascinated by the complexity of the markings in this one.
MM 15-10d
MM 15-10e
Pollen parent: Moraea villosa n
This is another case of M. bellendenii producing weird concentric stripes where the eye should be.
MM 15-10a. This one has blue, orange, and black bands, plus a pale violet flush to the flower..
MM 15-10b
MM 15-10c. I am fascinated by the complexity of the markings in this one.
MM 15-10d
MM 15-10e
Moraea MM 15-09
Seed parent: Moraea bellendenii yellow
Pollen parent: Moraea villosa d
I was hoping for more interesting flowers, given that villosa d was the pollen parent. I'll have to try some F2 crosses with these.
MM 15-09a
MM 15-09b
I'm not sure if this one is the same as the clones above, or something different. I kept it separate because there are subtle differences in the eye shape and the position of the eye relative to the central cup.
What do you think?
Pollen parent: Moraea villosa d
I was hoping for more interesting flowers, given that villosa d was the pollen parent. I'll have to try some F2 crosses with these.
MM 15-09a
MM 15-09b
I'm not sure if this one is the same as the clones above, or something different. I kept it separate because there are subtle differences in the eye shape and the position of the eye relative to the central cup.
What do you think?
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