Thursday, July 26, 2018

Moraea MM 14-120

Seed parent: Moraea tricuspidata (?)
Pollen parent: MM 10-16d

The seed parent was a plant that came to me labeled "Moraea longiaristata," but the flowers look a lot like M. tricuspidata. I suspect a seedling of tricuspidata slipped into the corms I received. The pollen parent is a reddish flower.

This hybrid looks very much like I'd expect from a cross with M. tricuspidata, because the eye has been reduced to a narrow line. (M. tricuspidata is closely related to M. bellendenii, which does that to the eye in hybrids,)

MM 14-120a

MM 14-120b

MM 14-120c

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