Paul Black Introductions

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ACT SURPRISED TB , 36" (91 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE Act Surprised is a lovely light pink and orchid bicolor with tangerine to white beards ending in short, hairy orchid horns. Nicely ruffled flowers open easily without distortion as is common in so many space agers. Strong growth produces show stalks with 3 branches and a spur providing 9-10 buds. Makes a lovely clump. Stalks are placed throughout the clump so each flower is showcased and not all bunched together. Act Surprised is a quality child of the very popular ‘Announcement’. It is a quality parent for space age seedlings. Seedling # L124A: (To the Point x (Gladys Austin x (Piping Hot x Skyhooks))) X Announcement

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ALWAYS LOVELY BB , 26" (66 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE Soft pink standards blend paler to edges. Chalky white falls have peach veins alongside shrimp pink beards. Perfectly proportioned. Spectacular clumps are filled with show stalks having 3 branches and 8-10 buds. Seedling # O210C: Bundle of Love X (Cool Confidence x Cameo Appearance)

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BALLERINA PINK BB , 27" (69 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE She’s surrounded by pretty ruffles and lace and perfectly on point. What a breathtaking picture this ballerina makes! Pastel pink standards pale slightly toward edges. Styles are pale peach. Creamy pink falls are darker toward margins and over hafts. Flowers are perfectly poised and balanced with precise proportions expected of the finest border bearded iris. Show stalks have 3 branches and 8-10 buds. Strong, healthy plants insure a long performance. Total quality. Seedling # N181B: (La Valse x Funny Girl) X (Lotus Land x Keeping Up Appearances)

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BARGAIN HUNTER (Sold Out) TB , 39" (99 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE Bargain Hunter gives plenty of value for the money. It makes a startling clump filled with well branched stalks having 3 branches and 8-9 buds. Crisp white flowers are touched with purple lines over the lower half of falls. Bright orange beards are highlighted by hafts brushed with yellow. Substance is much sturdier than many of this type. Accent here is on the smashingly beautiful clumps and healthy, vigorous plants. Seedling # N171AA: (On the House x Prince George) X Brave Face

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BEATNIK SDB , 14" (36 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE Whoa - what a colorful psychedelic dream this Beatnik is having! You won’t have to look twice to see this clump. There is no way you can ignore it. Stark white standards have wide fuchsia purple plicata bands and markings. Horizontal white falls have intermittent fuchsia purple lines and wide accent patches along upper margins. Screaming orange-gold beards make sure you won’t forget the experience. Seedling # N314XX: Bright Flash sib X Trust in Dreams

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BEAUTY BECOMES HER (Sold Out) TB , 42" (107 CM) , MIDSEASON-VERY LATE She is a stunning beauty dressed in heavily ruffled and lightly laced, clear yellow with a paler flush over fall centers. Soft yellow beards don’t detract from her classic form and style. Strong, tall, show stalks have 3 branches and 7-8 buds. Robust growth insures instant clumps. Interesting parentage with great possibilities. Seedling # N4A: Antiquity X (Arctic Express x (Prince of Pirates x Romantic Evening))

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BETTER THAN BUTTER TB , 41" (104 CM) , EARLY-LATE This buttery confection will make your mouth water. Ruffled standards are bright white edged glittering bright yellow. White and yellow styles arch above round, flared falls of light yellow blending darker toward edges that are narrowly banded darker gold. Soft tangerine beards add a lovely contrast. Three branches and rebranch provide 8-9 buds. Clumps are very bright and showy. You can’t ignore something that is Better than Butter! Thank you to Kathy Chilton for the nice name. Seedling # N36A: Jersey Bounce X (Secret Admirer x Chiffon Ruffles)

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BLUE TRILL TB , 39" (99 CM) , EARLY-LATE Over the whisper of a soft breeze comes a sprightly trill, a Blue Trill. Medium blue standards and styles give way to paler blue-white falls. The high note is echoed by darker, plush blue beards. Three well-spaced branches and spur produce 10-11 beautifully formed flowers. Clean growth and purple based foliage assure the music will play on into the summer. Blue Trill crossed to a sibling gave about 75 percent purple based foliage seedlings that all show robust growth. It should be a good parent for those working for whites with blue beards. Maybe there will be a step forward in the sib cross that is to bloom this spring. Seedling # N193B: (Quite the Reverse x All Silent) X Mythology

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BOW TIE SDB , 13" (33 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE Standards are slate violet. Horizontal falls are more red violet with large red plum spots. Beards are half orange and half pale blue, very neat. Multitudes of stalks are well-distributed throughout the vigorous clumps, insuring a clean, well-kept look. As a parent it is giving really neat spot patterns. Seedling # O310A: Zooboomafoo X Devoted

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CLASS CLOWN TB , 41" (104 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE Class Clown is bright, cheery and sure to put a smile on your face with what looks like a big clown grin spread over the falls. Standards and styles are bright gold. Exuberantly colored falls have mahogany to amber hafts becoming darker plum bands along outer edges. A big fuchsia grin spreads across the centers. Plush old gold beards complete this fun ensemble. Strong growth yields show stalks with 3 branches and spur and about 8-9 buds. While it hasn’t rebloomed in Salem, the genetics are there for it to do so in warmer climates. It is being used to produce colorful, well-formed rebloomers. Seedling # M101AA: ((Melba Hamblen x Mother Earth) x Goldkist) X End of Summer

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COVERED IN KISSES TB , 34" (86 CM) , EARLY-MIDSEASON Covered In Kisses is another in my series of small flowered Tall Bearded Iris. Some little fairy flew by, paint brush in hand, and smacked each of these pristine white beauties with a bright orange kiss. Flowers aren’t quite as small as what my ultimate vision for this small flowered project calls for, but how could I discard something that presents such visual pleasure? Sturdy stalks have 3 branches and 9-11 buds. Fast forming clumps are filled with an abundance of stalks and flowers. Covered in Kisses can be enjoyed both for its impact as a clump and as separate, individual flowers. Seedling # M140CC: Dolce X (Country Dawn sib x White Heat)

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CREATE SDB , 13" (33 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE The evolution of pink ground SDB plicatas has been amazing. Creations hardly dreamed of ten years ago are now a reality. Create has slightly smoky mid grape standards showing pink plicata ground up midribs. Pink styles peer from between them. Buff pink falls have darker apricot buff hafts and wide lilac plicata bands with slightly grayed edges. Beards are plush coral orange. Superb parent. Seedling # O330A: (Pink Frosting x Lost Art sib) X Muse

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CUTE AS A BUTTON MDB , 7" (18 CM) , MIDSEASON It is so cute and so distinctive! It is uniformly liked by everyone who sees it. White standards have minimal violet plicata shadings and very prominent dark purple ribs. Delightfully showy styles are mid to dark metallic fuchsia. Little round button falls are white faintly washed and lined lilac with darker hafts. Small, rouged lilac spots surround non-intrusive white brushed tan beards. Seedling # O357A: Ghost Ship sib X (Bright Flash sib x Denali)

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FANCIFUL WHIMSY IB , 25" (63 CM) , MIDSEASON It’s a very colorful whimsy with strong landscape impact. Mid rosy plum standards have wide tan-gold bands. White area around yellow beards is veined and washed dark plum becoming a wide washed band around fuchsia fall centers. Stalks have 2 branches and 6-7 buds. Seedling # N249XX: Cimarron Trail X Stormy Circle

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FEISTY FELINE TB , 36" (91CM) , Midseason Maybe this Feisty Feline has had a little too much catnip. Feisty Feline is similar to the very popular border bearded, Fleece as White, except that it is much taller and has vivid marigold yellow beards. Tightly formed white flowers open with a blue tint that quickly fades away. Vigorous, healthy clumps are filled with multitudes of stalks having 3 branches plus 2 spurs and 9 to 10 buds. Excellent parent for BBs, IBs and MTBs. The white color belies the diverse genetic heritage. O244A: May Debut sib X Goldkist

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FIDO SDB , 12" (30 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE Fido is just as cute as a honey tan Cocker Spaniel pup. Apricot styles glow from within butter standards that have extra wide rosewood plicata bands. Light yellow falls have narrow, feathery tan-brown plicata bands with paler area around orange beards lined dark brown to plum. Fido is well behaved and not the least bit obnoxious. Excellent parent. Seedling # O334A: (Pink Frosting x Lost Art sib) X Chart

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GAUDY IS GOOD TB , 35" (89 CM) , EARLY-MIDSEASON I do like iris with plenty of color. Gaudy is definitely good in my book. As little as ten years ago, I’d have said we were probably never going to get a visually red iris. Since then various hybridizers' lines keep nudging us closer and closer to that goal. Today I’d say it is within reach. The central fall spot of Gaudy is Good appears very red with the outer perimeter looking even more so. The theory goes that if it can be that red in one area, it can be extended over the entire petal. Excellent growth and stalks insure full, colorful, even gaudy clumps for your enjoyment. Seedling # M6FF: Cranberry Sauce X (Man About Town x Island Dancer)

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GOOD LIFE TB , 32" (81 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE Good Life is another advancement in the quest for strong growing, hardy plicatas. It inherits strong growth and hardiness from First Page and the pretty plicata pattern of Silk Brocade. Palest pink standards are sanded, veined and washed red violet. White falls are narrowly edged with red-grape plicata bands and heavier, more red plum hafts. Soft tangerine over white beards give a bit more interest. Strong, vigorous growth produces show stalks with 3 branches and spur and 9-10 buds. Clumps are very feminine and pretty. Seedling # N117D: First Page X Silk Brocade

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GRAPH SDB , 14" (36 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE If you have a Chart, why not make a Graph out of it? Pale lime yellow standards lighten toward margins that are stitched slate blue. Lime styles have intriguing dark violet brushings above stigmatic lips. Greenish white falls have blue leaning toward turquoise plicata stitching around them and over hafts. Mid blue beards tie it all together. Makes a very clean and refreshing clump. Plic marks on next generation seedlings are even more turquoise. Seedling # O339B: (Invisible x (Wild Hair x (Matter of Fact pollen parent sib))) X Chart

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HERE WE GO IB , 20" (51cm) , MIDSEASON-LATE Yes, Here We Go, but no one knows exactly where we’ll end up. By parentage, Here We Go is a traditional IB but it is still fully fertile both ways. It is proving to be a superb parent for IBs, BBs, and tet MTBs. Perfectly proportioned show stalks have 3 branches and 7-10 buds. It is a fabulous little show iris as it will often open 3 flowers at once, although the slightly grayed color won’t catch the judge’s eye like brighter colors. Grayish mauve standards and falls show bits of irregular rose flecks over them. Vivid orange beards are surrounded by sanded and mottled dark red-grape hafts that hint at the strong plicata heritage. Muted peach styles make a subtle accent. One of the most desirable traits is the foliage that is quite refined and stays low and below all the flowers. Seedling # O251A: Bundle of Love X (((Tweety Bird x Hot Jazz) x Hot Jazz) x Amusing)

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LOVE AND DEVOTION TB , 35" (89 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE 35" Love and Devotion was a most unexpected result from this cross. As far as I know it is totally unique. It is a mid peach to paler yellow-peach glaciata but with a large, white luminata type patch. It isn’t a luminata since there is no anthocyanin marking - or so the story goes. Whatever the case, it should be a very interesting parent. Bright clumps are made up of stalks with 3 branches plus spur and 9-11 buds. You’ll love it for sure. Seedling # L33A: Master Plan X (Master Plan x Rock Star)

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LOVE SPELL SDB , 14" (36 CM) , MIDSEASON-VERY LATE This ravishing beauty is bound to put a Love Spell on you and add a bit of magic to your hybridizing efforts. Buff mauve standards are washed mid fuchsia over centers. Mid fuchsia falls become lighter toward margins and then blend to buff peach bands. Peach hafts and rays accent plush tangerine beards. Vivid apricot styles add startling impact. Love Spell is one of the most significant parents from my lines. A MUST! Seedling # O324A: (((Tweety Bird x Hot Jazz) x Hot Jazz) x Amusing) X (Brash x Pink Frosting)

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MEMORIES REMAIN TB , 39" (99 CM) , MIDSEASON-VERY LATE It is a very beautiful memory that remains late into the season.Classically formed flowers are heavily ruffled and lightly laced. Mink pearl standards have bold violet blue infusions in centers blending to eye-catching veins shot upward. Strongly flared falls are satiny, opalescent white with hafts blushed pink. Pale coral to yellow beards blend nicely. Strong show stalks have 3 branches plus spur and 7-8 buds. Impressive. Seedling # M54AA: Cameo Appearance X Cameo Appearance sib

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MURDER MYSTERY TB , 40" (102 CM) , MIDSEASON-VERY LATE It’s dark and shadowy with a hint of danger, it’s a Murder Mystery. Rich, metallic purple flowers are touched with dark indigo highlights and texture veins over the falls. Burnt sienna to brown beards add a bit of intrigue to the mystery. Strong, healthy growth produces an abundance of show stalks with 3 branches plus spur and 9-11 buds. Seedling # M5A: Cranberry Sauce X (Painted Blue x Skyblaze)

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NOSFERATU SDB , 14" (36 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE Even though Nosferatu may have been a plegiarized version of Dracula, this version is no knock off. Its burning hues are quite unique. Indian red standards have a shimmering satin sheen as any vampire cloak should. Falls are the same but with a bit more yellow that sets them aflame. Near-black spots draw you nearer to danger. Glowing orange gold beards seal your fate. It is a favorite among garden visitors. Some in this color range burn in the sun but not this one. Seedling # O306A: (Eye of Newt x Marksman) X Gingerbread Trim

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ONE OF A KIND TB , 35" (89 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE Standards with wildly contrasting veins etched over them have been emerging for several generations now. One of a Kind is the boldest and showiest of them and definitely lives up to its name. Chalky lilac standards have red plum veins shot outward to red plum and glittering brassy gold edges. Heavily ruffled, velvety, black cherry falls have gold beards set in a nest of white veins which draws the eye upward to the unique standards. Strong stalks have 3 branches and 9-11 buds. This is just the beginning of crazily colored and patterned standards. Be sure to be in line for your One of a Kind. Seedling # O177A: Magic Masquerade X ((Sensual Elegance x Romantic Evening) x Snowed In)

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OPEN YOUR EYES SDB , 15" (38 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE Open Your Eyes demands your attention with its clear, clean color contrast. A clmup of it is breathtaking. Pristine white flowers have big, inky dark blue eyes that seem to stare at you. Fast growing and free flowering. Another MUST have. Seedling # O255A: Ajax the Less X Big Blue Eyes

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OPENING NUMBER TB , 37" (94 CM) , MIDSEASON-VERY LATE Opening Number was one of the earlier seedlings hinting at the exotic veining that has evolved into things like ‘One of a Kind’. Just as exciting is the totally different and contrasting style arm color. Opening Number opens the door for things like black irises with pink styles. Why not dream big! Pale slate blue standards are veined darker violet gray and rimmed gilt gold. Wonderfully contrasted gold styles are reinforced by big, bright gold beards. Purple black falls blend lighter and transition to white veins alongside beards. Robust growth creates show stalks with 3 branches and 9-11 buds. Seedling # M90BB: ((Tom Johnson x Red Zinger) x Romantic Evening) X (Prince George x Romantic Evening)

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PASSIONATE EMBRACE TB , 34" (86 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE Passionate Embrace is an exceptionally nice small flowered Tall Bearded Iris. Bundle of Love was my favorite parent until I saw Passionate Embrace seedlings bloom. It was love at first sight. The diversity of color and pattern and overall quality were more than I could have hoped for. Most were exquisitely proportioned BBs and small flowered TBs. Diamond dusted mauvish pink standards are brushed greenish tan along top edges. Lovely peach styles transition to metallic buff cream falls that blend slightly darker to rosy tan bands and hafts. Fully saturated coral beards add a little heat to Passionate Embrace. Vigorous growth forms tight clumps filled with show stalks having 3 branches plus spur and 8-9 buds. Small flowers with a dynamite impact. A MUST HAVE. Seedlilng # N234AA: ((Goldkist x Taunt) x Fogbound) X Dolce

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PAWN SDB , 14" (36 CM) , MIDSEASON Pawn may be little but it has a big impact as a garden subject. It also represents a push to create exciting bicolors like we have in TBs. Standards are mid slate blue. Iridescent mid red-purple falls have narrow slate lavender bands. Neon orange over white beards are a bright strategy. Makes a very tidy clump full of stalks. Seedling # O310C: sib to Bow Tie

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POODLE PARADE TB , 39" (99 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE All pretentiously clipped, coiffed, fluffed and meticulously groomed, it must be a Poodle Parade, a pink Poodle Parade. All petals are ruffled and edges adorned with crinkled lace. Mid pink standards have slightly darker texture veins. Warm white falls are almost completely washed mid pink and accented with darker pink hafts and texture veining. Completely saturated, vivid coral pink beards add a bold touch. Show stalks have 3 branches and 7-8 buds. Breeds very pretty pink beards. Seedling # N188B: (Lotus Land x Keeping Up Appearances) X sib

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REVVED UP ROSE IB , 25" (63 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE The name says it all. Pulsating dark fuchisa rose standards are subtly veined dark indigo. Styles are brighter pinkish rose. Garnet hafts on strongly flared, slighty lighter and brighter fuchsia rose falls have some veining that hint at its plicata heritage. Healthy clumps are filled with stalks and have great carrying power. Seedling # N259XX: (F240A - pollen parent of Subtle x Minidragon) X (Waiting for George x Cimarron Trail)

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ZAFTIG SDB , 14" (36 CM) , MIDSEASON This enticing little morsel is deliciously plump with everything in just the right place and with loads of personality. Standards are slate violet. Very round falls are grayed purple with wide slate violet bands. Orange beards give it that special touch. Seedling # O276A: (Brash x Fine Idea) X (White Accent x Navy Ruffles)

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