The origin of the Moraea name is rather amusing: The genus Moraea was first described as Morea in honour of the English botanist Robert More (1703-1780), but Linnaeus later changed the name to Moraea after the surname of his wife, Elisabeth Moraea and father-in-law, Johan Moraeus (Goldblatt & Manning 2008). The Moraeus family name is derived from the small town of Mora in central Sweden, and today a well-known (in Sweden) musician is called Kalle Moraeus, so the name is alive and thriving. When we visit South Africa it's nice that some of the most beautiful plants have a name derived from a Swedish town! Best regards Neil Crawford (from a cold and dismal Swedish west coast, not a bulb in sight)