Thursday, November 28, 2024

Gladiolus MM 15-104

Seed parent: MM 11-21a (G. gracilis x priorii) X unknown
Pollen parent: MM 11-21d (G. gracilis x priorii) X unknown

I crossed a couple of very spotted/streaky hybrids, and they reverted to a fairly standard pink.



Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Gladiolus MM 20-372

Seed parent: MM 15-38b (G. violaceo-lineatus X (gracilis x priorii)
Pollen parent: Unknown (tag mislabeled)

The pollen parent tag said MM 11-24f, but that's a Moraea hybrid, so I screwed up somewhere.

MM 20-372a. This flower is a nice dark purple, but it's very tiny.


Siblings





Friday, November 1, 2024

Moraea MM 21-179

Seed parent: MM 18-91a (M. bellendenii x aristata) X ((atropunctata x calcicola) x (villosa x tulbeghensis)
Pollen parent: MM 16-85a (aristata x gigandra) X (villosa x tulbaghensis)

MM 21-179a. Interesting! This flower looks like someone having a very bad hair day.

Some siblings:




Moraea MM 21-120

Seed parent: MM 18-91a (M. bellendenii x aristata) X ((atropunctata x calcicola) x (villosa x tulbaghensis))
Pollen parent: Moraea villosa form d

MM 21-120a. This is interesting. The seed parent is orange and has a lot of spots but no eye. Crossing it with villosa brought back the eye and turned the flower cream colored. Spots are usually recessive in Moraea, so I am surprised that they showed up in this flower.

A sibling




Moraea MM 20-312

Seed parent: MM 17-76a ((M. aristata x villosa) x bellendenii) X (lurida x (aristata x villosa))
Pollen parent: Moraea aristata

MM 20-312a

MM 20-312b



Siblings...






Moraea MM 20-266

Seed parent: MM 17-26e (M. lurida x villosa) X (lurida x (aristata x villosa))
Pollen parent: MM 17-23f (bellendenii x aristata) X ((atropunctata x neopavonia) x villosa)

MM 20-266a





Moraea MM 20-247

Seed parent: MM 17-26 (M. lurida x villosa) X (lurida x (aristata x villosa))
Pollen parent: MM 12-120a (gigandra X villosa)

Hmmmm. I don't see much of the pollen parent in this flower.

MM 20-247a






Moraea MM 20-246

Seed parent: MM 17-26a (M. lurida x villosa) X (lurida x (aristata x villosa))
Pollen parent: Moraea elegans

It was a nice try, but there is absolutely no sign of M. elegans characteristics in these flowers.

MM 20-246a

MM 20-246b

MM 20-246c




Moraea MM 20-239

Seed parent: MM 17-23f (M. bellendenii x aristata) X ((atropunctata x neopavonia) x villosa)
Pollen parent: MM 14-53a (bellendenii X lurida)

MM 20-239a



MM 20-239b

MM 20-239c

Here's a sibling:




Moraea MM 20-238

Seed parent: MM 17-19b (M. lurida x (aristata x villosa)) X (tripetala x villosa)
Pollen parent: MM 13-197e (lurida X villosa)

Here's a family portrait:

MM 20-238a

MM 20-238b





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

This is a cross between a pink hybrid and a red-yellow species, so I sincerely doubt that this white flower is their offspring. It's probably seeds from another nearby 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.










Sunday, September 29, 2024

Moraea MM 20-33

Seed parent: MM 13-197e (M. lurida x villosa)
Pollen parent: MM 17-23c (M. bellendenii x aristata) X ((atropunctata x neopavonia) x villosa)





Moraea MM 20-22

Seed parent: MM 17-19e (M. lurida x (aristata x villosa)) X (tripetala x villosa)
Pollen parent: MM 13-149f  ((atropunctata x neopavonia) x gigandra) X (villosa x tulbaghensis)

MM 20-22a. Wow, the intensely dark inner tepals really stand out.


A sibling...

Moraea MM 20-21

Seed parent: MM 17-26 (M. lurida x villosa) X (lurida x (aristata x villosa))
Pollen parent: MM 13-07f (villosa selection)

MM 20-21a

A sibling


Moraea MM 20-10

Seed parent: MM 17-19 (M. lurida x (aristata x villosa)) X (tripetala x villosa d)
Pollen parent: GK 1610b (villosa selection)






Friday, September 27, 2024

Moraea MM 18-186

Seed parent: MM 13-197 (M. lurida X villosa)
Pollen parent: MM 13-77c (villosa x tulbaghensis) X (villosa tulbaghensis)

MM 18-186a


MM 18-186b. This is a fascinating flower, with its two-tone tepals, veins, and contrasting inner and outer tepals. If I could get these color patterns with more vivid colors, I think it'd be a lot of fun.