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/…