Morpho Butterfly         
(Gossard, James)  2011 introduction
Seedling  SSLCSSMT3
(Smoke Scream x Lavender Curls) x (Smoke Scream x Morphen Time )
Diploid 38" Mid season Dormant emo fr 9.5" 3 way branching  18 buds. Fertile both ways. Rebloomer

Morpho Butterfly is a 9.5 inch maroon flower with a huge violet eye zone. The throat is very green.The petals are lined in various shades of color, but not as many as Garden Butterfly.The petals and sepals are edged in the same eye zone color. The sepals eye zone diffuses into creme. If you are hybridizing for dormant patterns, do not miss out on this one.  Sib to GARDEN BUTTERFLY.  A great flower to cross with the patterned Carpenter introductions. Kids vary from deep blue eye zones to broken patterns......$150.

Early Morning shot 8 am

Pollen and pod parents pedigree, from AHS database.
Smoke Scream (Gossard, 2004)
height 42", bloom 6.5", season M, Dormant, Diploid, 15 buds, 3 branches, UFo Crispate , Purple blend with dark purple eye above green white throat. (Starman's Quest × MalachiTE PRISM)
Lavender Curls (Gossard, 2004)
height 46", bloom 9", season M, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, 18 buds, 3 branches, Spider Ratio 4.07:1, Raspberry lavender with slate blue watermark above green throat. (YABBA DABBA DOO X LAVENDER HANDLEBARS)

Morphin Time (Gossard, 2005)
height 35", bloom 8", season EM, Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant, 18 buds, 4 branches, UFo Cascade , Rosy purple with deeper eye and white midribs above green throat. (Heavenly Breezes × Creature of the Night)

Malachite Prism (Doorakian, 1999)
height 36", bloom 4.25", season M, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, 20 buds, 3 branches, Green and lavender with purple eyezone above large green throat. (SOMEPLACE SPECIAL X sdlg)

Starman's Quest (Burkey, 1989)
height 40", bloom 7", season M, Dormant, Diploid, UFo Crispate , Violet mauve semi-spider with dark purple eyezone and green chartreuse throat. (TRAHLYTA X PERSIAN PATTERN)

Trahlyta (CHILDS-F., 1982)
height 30", bloom 6.5", season EM, Rebloom, Dormant, Diploid, Very Fragrant, Grayed violet with dark purple eyezone and green throat.

Persian Pattern (HARDY, 1966)
height 30", bloom 7", season M, Dormant, Diploid, Spider Ratio 4.60:1, Purple bitone with green yellow throat.

Heavenly Breezes (Gossard, 2001)
height 40", bloom 8.5", season M, Dormant, Diploid, 24 buds, 4 branches, UFo Crispate , Purple with darker eye above green throat. (Starman's Quest × Earl of Warwick)