Babiana MM 22-299

Seed parent: Babiana blanda

Pollen parent: Unknown

MM 22-299a. Unfortunately, there was no tag on this seed pod, so I don't know what the pollen parent was. But it's interesting that this hybrid of a pink flower ended up mostly white.

Fritillaria striata

In 2019, Jane McGary shared seed of this species, which were provided to her by the Tejon Conservancy in southern California. In the past I have had very poor results growing Frits in pots. I think Fritillaria bulbs do not tolerate well the super-dry summer conditions in a pot. So I planted these seeds in one of my raised beds, and settled in to see what would happen. The plants teased me with single spoon-shaped leaves for six years, and then in spring 2026 I finally got some flowers. 

Better yet, two individuals bloomed, and I was able to cross them, so now I can raise more plants and share seeds with others. Thanks, Jane!

As you can see, the flowers are nodding bells the size of a fingertip, delicate and elegant. I like the fine striation inside the flowers, but you have to tip them up or do some gymnastics to see it.

Check it out: The three inner tepals have a very thin picotee edge on them, which the outer tepals lack.

This is a different individual, with fewer striations but tepals that flare more.

Moraea MM 20-367

Seed parent: MM 17-34a ((M. tripetala x calcicola) X neopavonia)

Pollen parent: MM 17-63b (atropunctata x (atropunctata x calcicola)) X (atropunctata x (atropunctata x calcicola))

MM 20-367a

Moraea MM 21-137

Seed parent: MM 13-33 (M. villosa F X C)

Pollen parent: MM 13-33 (villosa F X C)

Moraea MM 22-41

Seed parent: MM 19-15a ('Zoe' original x M. neopavonia 'Summerfield') X villosa O
Pollen parent: MM 18-333a ((M. villosa x tulbaghensis grn) x villosa D) X (tulbaghensis dark eye x villosa h)

The seed parent is a gorgeous blue-purple flower, and the pollen parent is an equally intense orange flower. The result: creamy orange with very intense blue eyes. If I cross this back with another purple flower, experience suggests that I may get some interesting results. Come back in 4-5 years and see...

MM 22-41a

MM 22-41b

Moraea MM 22-38

Seed parent: MM 18-249a (((M. atropunctata x calcicola) x (atropunctata x calcicola)) x neopavonia 'Summerfield' old) X villosa O
Pollen parent: MM 19-132a (M. moraea x moraea) X unknown

Three very nice flowers with interesting patterns around the eye.

MM 22-38a

MM 22-38b

MM 22-38c

Moraea MM 22-34

Seed parent: MM 18-322a (M. tripetala x villosa h) X ((aristata x villosa) x neopavonia sunrise)
Pollen parent: MM 19-132a (M. moraea x moraea) X unknown

MM 22-34a. Four views of the same plant. The first two are a little underexposed, because that shows the richness of the flower's color in real life. The last two photos are overexposed a bit so you can see the details in the eye better.

These are very nice flowers that inherited the pollen parent's jagged smoky edge around the eye.