Pollen parent: Moraea longiaristata (?) with blue spots
MM 15-102a. Wow! This one came out with a ton of spots.
MM 15-102b. Not as spotty as its sibling, but I love the two-tone eye. Also, check out how dark the inner tepals are. Very interesting.
Friday, August 2, 2019
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Wow, real beauty! I grow a few moraea but have never tried hybridizing. I’ve done some lach crosses and hybridized other sorts of plants. Do you propagate/share bulbs or seeds? I saw in another post that you obtained bulbs from a local grower who had a basket of bulbs to sell. I’m always looking for new sources of interesting bulbs!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the nice comment! The flower parts in Lachnealias are incredibly small. How do you manage to hybridize them? I think I'd have to use a magnifying glass.
ReplyDeleteYes, I share seeds from my hybrids (and species). Drop me a note and I'll be glad to add you to the list (my contact info is here: http://mikemace.com/contact.php ).
I remember that basket of bulbs well. It was at a California Native Plant Society plant sale, and I believe the seller was the late great Chuck Baccus. I bought three bulbs from him, and they all turned out to be gorgeous. I wish I'd bought 50 of them.
Mike