New Moraea hybrids, 2019

dkramb dkramb@badbear.com
Sun, 22 Sep 2019 19:44:15 PDT
These are insanely cool!   I wish I could grow them in my garden. :-/   
Thank you for sharing them!  You must be so proud.

Dennis in Cincinnati


On 9/22/2019 7:10 PM, michaelcmace@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi, gang.
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> If you don't like hybrids, my apologies and please move on to the next
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> I've posted a summary of my new Moraea hybrids from this year. If you've
> been with this list for a while, you know that for about a decade I've been
> experimenting with crossing various "Peacock" and related species of Moraea.
> The results continue to be really interesting, with lots of spots and
> stripes and unusual color combinations. I am amazed by the genetic diversity
> of this genus.
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> https://growingcoolplants.blogspot.com/2019/09/…
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> I sometimes get asked about the ethics of growing species versus hybrids. My
> perspective: I don't see a conflict; I also do my best to conserve and share
> the species. But raising hybrids gives me new stuff to look at every year,
> whereas I already have most of the Moraea species that are available.
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> If anyone has any advice, or suggestions on things to cross, I am all ears.
> I am not a botanist and appreciate any help I can get.
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> Mike
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> San Jose, CA
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