Moraea MM 19-23

Seed parent: MM 14-116a ((atropunctata x calcicola) x (atropunctata x neopavonia)) X atropunctata

Pollen parent: GK 1699 MX_19

MM 19-23a. The genetics of the pollen parent are unknown (it was from a batch of mixed seeds), but clearly M. atropunctata was involved. Their offspring also looks a lot like atropunctata, with an extravagant purple-black eye. It's not necessarily a beautiful flower, but it's very interesting.

This partly-open flower lets you see the atropunctata-style coloring on the backs of the tepals.

MM 19-23b. This one is very different from its sibling, and it's a gorgeous flower. 

Check out the iridescence in the eye. In direct sunlight it has a metallic sheen to it, like a butterfly's wing.