Mike, Tried to view your photos but got a message stating the page doesn't exist. I would definitely like to see what you've achieved. As a beginner in the growing of South African bulbs I would appreciate an advise, suggestions on how to grow them from seed (little or no success so far) & any offsets or seeds you would care to share. Karl Church Dinuba CA On Apr 9, 2014 11:39 PM, "Michael Mace" <michaelcmace@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, gang. > > > > If you don't like hybrids, move on to the next message. > > > > I've written up the 2014 results from my Moraea breeding experiments. This > year I had several new flowers with stripes and spots, the closest thing > yet > to a red flower, some interesting pastels, and the usual odd color > combinations. You can see photos here: > > > > > http://growingcoolplants.blogspot.com/2014/04/… > l > > > > (I'll be gradually getting this info loaded into the wiki, but I put it up > on my own blog first because it's easier.) > > > > If you haven't heard the background on this project, I've been growing > Moraea species for years, and I'm passionate about preserving them in > cultivation. But after a while you get most of the species that are > available, and you no longer have new things to look forward to each year. > So I started trying to create Moraea hybrids, focusing mostly on the > "peacock" flowers and their relatives (members of the old subgenus > Vieusseuxia). They turned out to be very easy to breed. > > > > I am very much an amateur at this stuff, and would appreciate advice from > the more experienced growers out there (especially info on how colors mix > and on breeding strategy). I'm also happy to correspond with anyone growing > Moraeas, and am glad to share seeds and offsets. > > > > Also, if you know of legitimate sources for the less commonly-offered > Moraea > species, please let me know. I have a long list of species I'm still > looking > for. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Mike > > San Jose, CA > > Zone 9, min temp 20F (-7C) > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >