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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Gladiolus MM 20-71

Seed parent: MM 11-36 (G. tristis X carneus)
Pollen parent: G. bonaspei

This is a cross between a pink hybrid and a red-yellow species, so I sincerely doubt that this white flower is their offspring. It's probably seeds from another nearby cross.




Moraea MM 20-63

Seed parent: MM 17-26a (M. lurida x villosa) X (lurida x (aristata x villosa))
Pollen parent: MM 17-63c (atropunctata x (atropunctata x calcicola) X (atropunctata x (atropunctata x calcicola)







Sunday, September 29, 2024

Moraea MM 20-33

Seed parent: MM 13-197e (M. lurida x villosa)
Pollen parent: MM 17-23c (M. bellendenii x aristata) X ((atropunctata x neopavonia) x villosa)





Moraea MM 20-22

Seed parent: MM 17-19e (M. lurida x (aristata x villosa)) X (tripetala x villosa)
Pollen parent: MM 13-149f  ((atropunctata x neopavonia) x gigandra) X (villosa x tulbaghensis)

MM 20-22a. Wow, the intensely dark inner tepals really stand out.


A sibling...

Moraea MM 20-21

Seed parent: MM 17-26 (M. lurida x villosa) X (lurida x (aristata x villosa))
Pollen parent: MM 13-07f (villosa selection)



Moraea MM 20-10

Seed parent: MM 17-19 (M. lurida x (aristata x villosa)) X (tripetala x villosa d)
Pollen parent: GK 1610b (villosa selection)






Friday, September 27, 2024

Moraea MM 18-186

Seed parent: MM 13-197 (M. lurida X villosa)
Pollen parent: MM 13-77c (villosa x tulbaghensis) X (villosa tulbaghensis)

MM 18-186a


MM 18-186b. This is a fascinating flower, with its two-tone tepals, veins, and contrasting inner and outer tepals. If I could get these color patterns with more vivid colors, I think it'd be a lot of fun.