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Saturday, October 19, 2024

Moraea MM 20-211

Seed parent: MM 17-127d ((M. aristata x villosa) x bellendenii) X ((neopavonia x villosa) x villosa form d)
Pollen parent: MM 17-131 ((aristata x villosa) x bellendenii) X unknown

MM 20-211a

Siblings:



Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Gladiolus MM 20-71

Seed parent: MM 11-36 (G. tristis X carneus)
Pollen parent: G. bonaspei

MM 20-71a. This is a cross between a pink hybrid and a red-yellow species, so I was very surprised to get a white flower, and I strongly suspected that a stray seed from another nearby cross had washed into this spot. But a similar surprise white hybrid showed up in another cross, so maybe this is a genuine cross telling me something about Gladiolus genetics.

MM 20-71b. This is more like what I expected from this cross.



Moraea MM 20-63

Seed parent: MM 17-26a (M. lurida x villosa) X (lurida x (aristata x villosa))
Pollen parent: MM 17-63c (atropunctata x (atropunctata x calcicola) X (atropunctata x (atropunctata x calcicola)

Curious. The pollen parent has an intense orange color, but that disappeared completely in these hybrids. 

I'd say they are more interesting than beautiful, but I do like the precise veins.