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Friday, November 1, 2024

Moraea MM 21-179

Seed parent: MM 18-91a (M. bellendenii x aristata) X ((atropunctata x calcicola) x (villosa x tulbeghensis)
Pollen parent: MM 16-85a (aristata x gigandra) X (villosa x tulbaghensis)



Moraea MM 21-120

Seed parent: MM 18-91a (M. bellendenii x aristata) X ((atropunctata x calcicola) x (villosa x tulbaghensis))
Pollen parent: Moraea villosa form d





Moraea MM 20-312

Seed parent: MM 17-76a ((M. aristata x villosa) x bellendenii) X (lurida x (aristata x villosa))
Pollen parent: Moraea aristata

MM 20-312a



Moraea MM 20-266

Seed parent: MM 17-26e (M. lurida x villosa) X (lurida x (aristata x villosa))
Pollen parent: MM 17-23f (bellendenii x aristata) X ((atropunctata x neopavonia) x villosa)

MM 20-266a





Moraea MM 20-247

Seed parent: MM 17-26 (M. lurida x villosa) X (lurida x (aristata x villosa))
Pollen parent: MM 12-120a (gigandra X villosa)

Hmmmm. I don't see much of the pollen parent in this flower.

MM 20-247a






Moraea MM 20-246

Seed parent: MM 17-26a (M. lurida x villosa) X (lurida x (aristata x villosa))
Pollen parent: Moraea elegans

It was a nice try, but there is absolutely no sign of M. elegans characteristics in these flowers.

MM 20-246a

MM 20-246b

MM 20-246c




Moraea MM 20-239

Seed parent: MM 17-23f (M. bellendenii x aristata) X ((atropunctata x neopavonia) x villosa)
Pollen parent: MM 14-53a (bellendenii X lurida)

MM 20-239a



MM 20-239b

MM 20-239c

Here's a sibling: