Saturday, August 17, 2024

Moraea MM 20-179

Seed parent: MM 17-10a (M. tripetala x calcicola) X (M. 'Zoe' offspring x atropunctata)
Pollen parent: MM 13-07e (M. villosa selection)

This is a splendid little family of hybrids. The flowers all have beautiful veins and speckles. They're a cross between MM 17-10a (which is heavily speckled) and M. villosa. But usually a villosa cross would look like villosa, so something unusual is going on. I'm very pleased.

MM 20-179a. This was the first individual from this cross to bloom, and it has virtually no pollen. I was worried that the cross would be a dead end for breeding.


But the next year...

MM 20-179b. This selection and its sibling below have lots of pollen and set nice big seed pods. So this story will probably continue. 



MM 20-179c. Fantastic spots, and a blue eye as well. Golly!





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