Francis wrote: >>Did you flower these excellent glads hybrids in two years from seed? The Glad hybrids usually take 2-4 years from seed, at least in my conditions. Moraeas are very occasionally two years, but more often 3-4 years or longer. I still sometimes get new flowers from crosses I planted five or more years ago. I wish they would bloom in a year, but at least it's better than breeding the South African Amaryllids, which require most of a lifetime to really get a breeding program going. It's a tad discouraging to wait ten years for a cross to bloom only to discover that the plant self-pollinated. Diane wrote: >>Have you made crosses between fugaceous moraeas that remain open for a short time and those that last longer? If so, how long did the hybrid flowers last? I've tried, but the darned things won't cross. They have different chromosome numbers, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised that I can't get them to cross. I have gotten some successful crosses within the fugacious species. They are beautiful, but like the parents they open only for a single day. Here's one of the fugacious crosses, M. macronyx X tricolor: https://growingcoolplants.blogspot.com/2014/02/… The species that are willing to cross for me are all in subgenus "Vieusseuxia" (the "peacock" flowers and relatives). I've also gotten one cross between a Homeria and Moraea villosa, and I try every year to make a cross between M. polystachya and my hybrids. Polystachya blooms for 3-4 months, so a hybrid between it and the Peacocks would potentially be astounding. So far no luck, but the chromosome numbers are compatible, so you never know... Sorry, that's probably more info than you wanted 😉 Mike _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…