They are lovely. On Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 9:11 AM <michaelcmace@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the nice comments, folks. > > > Dennis wrote: > > > You must be so proud. > > Thanks, but I don't feel like I did much -- I just spread a lot of pollen > around and then watched what happened. It's kind of like being a cave > explorer who followed a little crack to find a bunch of big rooms full of > crystals. The Moraeas are gorgeous species, but who would have thought they > could combine in so many weird ways? > > Anyway, it's fun to share what I'm finding, so thanks everybody for putting > up with it. > > > Diane asked: > > >How long do the flowers of your hybrids last? > > There are exceptions, but most Moraea species have one of two blooming > schedules: > --Some of them have flowers that last only a day, but they put up new > flowers on every sunny day for a couple of weeks. > --Some others have flowers that last for about three days, give or take. > Usually there's only one flower open at a time, but the plants may have > branched stems, and usually multiple buds at the end of each branch. So you > get flowers for a couple of weeks. > > The hybrids I'm growing are almost all the three days kind. Some species > have more branches on the stem, and more buds per branch, so I think it'll > be possible to extend the blooming period a bit, and to get more flowers > per > plant. > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…