Pollen parent: Moraea MM 03-05c (aristata X (atropunctata x neopavonia))
This is a very complex hybrid combining four species. One parent is light orange, while the other is light purple.
Compare this flower with MM 11-66 and MM 11-82.
MM 11-50a. This flower is cream-colored, with a bit of yellow in the center, and very dense purple spots on the backs of the tepals. The spots are so intense that they show through the front of the tepals a bit, making them look slightly mottled. There are also a couple of little purple color flecks on the upper surface of the tepals.
You get the feeling that this plant is on the verge of turning polka-dotted all over. I crossed it with some other semi-spotted flowers; we’ll see what happens.
One of the best features of this plant is the incredibly long sword-shaped inner tepals, in pale yellow freckled with purple.
MM 11-50b. This one is white, with a nice blue eye and a few spots on the front of the tepals. I long to cross this one with its sibling form a, but I need them to bloom in the same year, which has yet to happen as of 2015.
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