Moraea MM 17-36

Seed parent: MM 12-144a (M. gigandra X neopavonia)

Pollen parent: MM 11-35c ((atropunctata x neopavonia) x villosa) X (atropunctata x neopavonia)

The seed parent has some brightly colored flowers that blend orange and purple, while the pollen parent is a blended pastel shade of purple-orange. I'm sure I was expecting a range of blended colors in their offspring, hopefully some of them brightly colored. Instead I got mostly pastels, but some of them have interesting dot patterns around the eyes. I don't know where the dots came from; they were not present in either of the parents.

MM 17-36a. This one would be especially interesting if the eye were blue or green instead of black.

MM 17-36b

MM 17-36b(2). I will probably revise the tag to "form C" when I get the chance. Whatever the name, it's an interesting flower.

MM 17-36d

MM 17-36e

These don't have letters, but they show you the diversity of pastel colors from this cross. I like the pale ring around the eye in this one:

This one has a very distinctive yellow blaze around the eye.