Saturday, July 25, 2020

Moraea MM 17-53

Seed parent: Moraea neopavonia with blue eye
Pollen parent: Moraea tulbaghensis with green eye

M. tulbaghensis often has a very attractive green eye, but its flowers are small and cup-shaped, so the eye is hard to see. Could I transfer the green eye to the larger, flatter flower of M. neopavonia? As it turns out, yes.

MM 17-53c.

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