Moraea MM 21-363

Seed parent: MM 13-149c ((M. atropunctata? x neopavonia) x gigandra) X (villosa x tulbaghensis)

Pollen parent: MM 15-80b (atropunctata x calcicola) X neopavonia

MM 21-363a. I like this one a lot. It reminds me of MM 10-02, which is one of its grandparents. But the immediate parents of this cross were white and pale purple, so how they yielded an orange flower is a bit of a mystery. I thought orange was a dominant characteristic.

Gladiolus MM 22-143a

Seed parent: MM 18-280c (G. bonaspei x tristis)

Pollen parent: MM 18-280 (G. bonaspei x tristis)

This is a fascinating flower. It's a sibling cross between two hybrids that have prominent red and yellow markings. I was expecting some variation on that color scheme, but instead it has the flower shape of G. bonaspei with the plain cream coloring of G. tristis. It's an elegant look.

I guess this means the plain cream coloring was lurking in the background as a recessive. I had naively assumed that the cream color would blend away with further crosses, kind of like mixing paint, but of course that's not how genetics works.

MM 22-143a

Gladiolus MM 21-488

Seed parent: MM 17-46a ((G. gracilis x priorii) x violaceo-lineatus) X ((tristis x (gracilis x priorii) x venustus)

Pollen parent: MM 15-38c (G. violaceo-lineatus x (gracilis x priorii)) X ((gracilis x priorii) x violaceo-lineatus))

MM 21-488a

MM 21-488b

Gladiolus MM 21-408

Seed parent: MM 17-60d (G. gracilis x priorii) x unknown) X ((gracilis x priorii) x (gracilis x priorii))

Pollen parent: MM 17-62d ((tristis x (gracilis x priorii)) x carinatus) X ((gracilis x priorii) x violaceo-lineatus)

MM 21-408a

Gladiolus MM 21-397

Seed parent: MM 15-36e ((G. gracilis x priorii) x carinatus) X ((gracilis x priorii) x carinatus)

Pollen parent: MM 15-83g ((gracilis x priorii) x unknown) X patersoniae

MM 21-397a. Gorgeous colors. Too bad it's such a small flower.

Gladiolus MM 21-345

Seed parent: MM 15-36b ((G. gracilis x priorii) x carinatus) X ((gracilis x priorii) x carinatus)

Pollen parent: MM 17-62a ((tristis x (gracilis x priorii)) x carinatus) X ((gracilis x priorii) x violaceo-lineatus)

MM 21-345a

Gladiolus MM 20-153

Seed parent: MM 11-21f ((G. gracilis x priorii) x unknown)

Pollen parent: MM 12-135b ((tristis x (gracilis x priorii)) X venustus

MM 20-153a

Gladiolus MM 20-92

Seed parent: MM 15-38c (G. violaceo-lineatus x (gracilis x priorii)) X ((gracilis x priorii) x violaceo-lineatus))

Pollen parent: MM 15-38e  (G. violaceo-lineatus x (gracilis x priorii)) X ((gracilis x priorii) x violaceo-lineatus))

MM 20-92a. I crossed a couple of heavily spotted flowers, and of course I got  a mostly unspotted one.

Gladiolus MM 21-489

Seed parent: MM 17-46a ((gracilis x priorii) x violaceo-lineatus) X ((tristis x (gracilis x priorii)) x venustus)

Pollen parent: MM 16-52a (watsonius X ((gracilis x priorii) x unknown))

MM 21-489a. Look closely, this flower has white veins on a dark background (instead of the usual dark veins). It's a feature I'm starting to notice in a few hybrids.

MM 21-489b

Gladiolus MM 21-428

Seed parent: MM 17-62a ((tristis x (gracilis x priorii)) x carinatus) X ((gracilis x priorii) x violaceo-lineatus)

Pollen parent: MM 15-36e ((gracilis x carinatus) x priorii) X ((gracilis x carinatus) x priorii)

MM 21-428a. It's a tiny flower, but wow those are very precise veins.

MM 21-428b

Gladiolus MM 21-405

Seed parent: MM 17-62a ((tristis x (gracilis x priorii)) x carinatus) X ((gracilis x priorii) Xx violaceo-lineatus)

Pollen parent: MM 17-62b ((tristis x (gracilis x priorii)) x carinatus) X ((gracilis x priorii) Xx violaceo-lineatus)

MM 21-405a. A teensy little flower, but cute.

Gladiolus MM 21-400

Seed parent: MM 17-48g (violaceo-lineatus x (priorii x gracilis)) X unknown

Pollen parent: MM 17-62a ((tristis x (gracilis x priorii)) x carinatus) X ((gracilis x priorii) Xx violaceo-lineatus)

MM 21-400a

Gladiolus MM 21-348

Seed parent: MM 16-38a (G. gracilis x priorii) X (carmineus x watsonius)

Pollen parent: MM 17-62a ((tristis x (gracilis x priorii)) x carinatus) X ((gracilis x priorii) Xx violaceo-lineatus)

These flowers have very interesting colors, but unfortunately they're quite small and narrow.

MM 21-348a

MM 21-348b

Gladiolus MM 21-79

Seed parent: MM 12-135b ((G. tristis x (gracilis x priorii)) X venustus)

Pollen parent: MM 17-48a (violaceo-lineatus x (priorii x gracilis)) X unknown

MM 21-79a

Gladiolus MM 20-378

Seed parent: MM 16-46b (probably) (G. gracilis x priorii) X ((gracilis x priorii) x violaceo-lineatus)

Pollen parent: MM 17-29c ((tristis x (gracilis x priorii)) x venustus) X ((gracilis x priorii) x violaceo-lineatus)

MM 20-378a

Gladiolus MM 21-496

Seed parent: MM 14-105d (G. watsonius x gracilis)

Pollen parent: MM 17-28b (violaceo-lineatus x priorii) X ((gracilis x priorii) x violaceo-lineatus)

MM 21-496a

MM 21-496b

Gladiolus MM 21-487

Seed parent: MM 17-60b ((G. gracilis x priorii) x unknown) X ((gracilis x priorii) x (gracilis x priorii))

Pollen parent: MM 17-60a ((G. gracilis x priorii) x unknown) X ((gracilis x priorii) x (gracilis x priorii))

MM 21-487a

MM 21-487b

MM 21-487c

Gladiolus MM 21-402

Seed parent: MM 14-105b (G. watsonius x gracilis)

Pollen parent: MM 15-36a (gracilis x priorii) X (gracilis x priorii)

MM 21-402a. Very pretty, kind of a tropical sunset effect.

The flowers open lighter; this was the first day.

Older flowers are lower on the stem.

MM 21-402b

MM 21-402c

MM 21-402d. Wow, what delicate dot patterns.

Gladiolus MM 21-321

Seed parent: MM 16-52a (G. watsonius X ((gracilis x priorii) x unknown))

Pollen parent: MM 15-38c (G. violaceo-lineatus x (gracilis x priorii)) X ((gracilis x priorii) x violaceo-lineatus)

MM 21-321a

Gladiolus MM 21-119

Seed parent: MM 15-38c (G. violaceo-lineatus x (gracilis x priorii)) X ((gracilis x priorii) x violaceo-lineatus)

Pollen parent: MM 16-52a (G. watsonius X ((gracilis x priorii) x unknown))

MM 21-119a

MM 21-119b

MM 21-119c. Nice dense purple dots!

MM 21-119d

MM 21-119e. This is a really nice flower in person. I like the contrasting dark color of the markings of the lower tepals.

Gladiolus MM 21-364

Seed parent: MM 16-52a (G. watsonius) X ((gracilis x priorii) x unknown)

Pollen parent: MM 17-62a (((tristis x (gracilis x priorii)) x carinatus) X ((gracilis x priorii) x violaceo-lineatus)

MM 21-364a. The colors are a bit dull, but I like the intricacy of the markings.

MM 21-364b. I wish the yellow were brighter, but zoom in and check out the midlines in the lower tepals. There's a thin line of bright red outlined in purple.