Very lovely and great work. On Fri, Sep 11, 2020, 11:21 PM Michael Mace via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Hi, gang. > > > > If you're a species purist, cover your eyes and move on to the next message > fast, because I'm going to talk hybrids. > > > > As you know if you've been on the list for a while, in addition to growing > species bulbs I also dabble in hybridization, mostly with Moraea, > Gladiolus, > and Calochortus. I've had the most luck with Moraea, where I found that all > of the "Peacock" species I've tested, plus some relatives, are capable of > crossing. I've been playing with them off and on for about 20 years, and > every year I get some cool new flowers, lately many of them speckled and > striped. In the last few years I've also been getting some nice results > with > the winter-blooming Glads, with some flowers that remind me a bit of > Alstroemerias or Azaleas. > > > > I make several hundred crosses a year, and build a new raised bed every > year > to hold them. Luckily I have a large backyard! > > > > I've attached photos of two of my favorites from this year. MM 15-36b is > one > of the Azalea-like Glads. Its lower tepals start out yellow, and age to a > beautiful burnt scarlet color. In the enclosed photo you can see both young > and old flowers. > > > > MM 15-122e is one of the spotted Moraeas. It's a cross between M. > atropunctata and M. longiaristata, and doesn't look much like either > species. Instead it's covered with purple spots, and has a pale orange > center. If you like spotted flowers, this will make you happy. > > > > There are a lot more new Moraea and Glad photos on my blog. You can see the > best of the new Moraeas at the address below. You'll see many other spotted > flowers, some with dagger-like streaks on them, strange smoky-looking > hybrids with Moraea lurida, and unusual color blends derived from M. > loubseri, villosa, and other species. Here's the post: > > https://growingcoolplants.blogspot.com/2020/08/… > > > > And the best of the new Glads are here: > > > https://growingcoolplants.blogspot.com/2020/08/… > ml > <https://growingcoolplants.blogspot.com/2020/08/…> > > > > As usual, I welcome feedback and suggestions on things I should try, > especially from anyone who has some expertise in hybridization. I'm just an > untrained amateur, and appreciate all the help I can get. > > > > I'm glad to share seeds of these plants, for free. Drop me a private email > at the address above if you're interested. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Mike > > San Jose, CA > > Zone 9. Min temp 20f (-6c) > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: Gladiolus 15-36b 3.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 1440086 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/… > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: Moraea 15-122e.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 812279 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: < > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/… > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/…
