Seed parent:
MM 17-10a (
M. tripetala x
calcicola) X ('Zoe' offspring x
calcicola)
Pollen parent:
MM 18-91b (
bellendenii x
aristata) X ((
atropunctata x
calcicola) x (
villosa x
tulbaghensis))
MM 21-267a. I am very happy about this cross, for a couple of reasons. First, it is a very cool looking flower. I like the intensely dense purple spots changing from large in the center to smaller further out on the tepal. I also like the contrasting orange color of the small inner tepals, and the yellow blaze in the center. It's all very interesting.
Second, I am pleased by the way the genetics worked. The seed parent is a purpley spotted flower, and the pollen parent is an orangey spotted flower. This is exactly the sort of flower I was hoping for from their offspring. So once in a while genetics seems to work predictably.