PARADISE SUNSET (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Early 34” (86cm)
Lavender standards heavily infused salmon pink. Falls have a lavender edge and area below beard. The rest of the falls are overlaid antique rose. Gorgeous full ruffled form on nicely branched and budded stems.
Sdlg TH60B Sib to Feeling Romantic.

PERFECT BALANCE (T. Johnson ’20)
SDB Midseason 13” (33cm)
Extremely wide and ruffled rosy purple plicata on white ground. There is deeper purple plicata marks across the hafts on either side of the beard. The beard is light lavender with deep lavender hair tips. NOT just another purple plicata!
Sdlg TJ36A TG305B:(SUNNY BABE SIB) X LUCKY

QUE SERA SERA (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Late 32” (81cm)
Light lemon-yellow infused pink standards, flushed heavier in the centers. Lavender and rose blended falls with deeper texture veins and lemon buff edge. Large gorgeous ruffled form. Not a color for everyone but one that I love and look forward to seeing each year. Definitely unique!
Sdlg TG68ZZ TC339A:(HYSTERIA x ARE WE IN LOVE) X HAUNTED HEART (Sib to last years Champagne Dream)

RAVEN GIRL (Schreiner '08)
TB Late Midseason 39" (99 cm)
Big, ruffled jet black with satiny sheen. Black purple beards. Strong show stalks.

RAVISHING RUBY (T. Johnson ’16)
TB Early 36” (91cm)
Heavily ruffled standards are magenta blended to darker rose magenta. Lighter chalky rose maroon falls have a bluish cast and have hafts and narrow bands of the standard’s color. Intriguing beards are dark mustard tipped brown. Tall, well-branched stalks have 7 buds.
TB Award of Merit 2021
Sdlg TD338A: Prince of Hearts X Broome Sunset sib

READ MY MIND (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid 34” (86cm)
Medium lemon yellow standards with rosy pink infused centers. Falls are a very deep maroon with a lavender pink diffused band that blends to a light lemon pink band. Big wide and ruffled blooms on show stems will stop you dead in your tracks. OOh la la!!
Sdlg TJ252A: Dressed to the Nines X When Doves Cry

ROLLING IN THE DEEP (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid-Late 33” (84cm)
Medium grape standards and edge on deep violet falls. Flowers are large, full and beautifully ruffled. A very nice addition to the purple iris palette. The strange rust to almost brown beards add a bit of mystery. Very classy indeed!!
Sdlg TI240ZZ: Blyth V122-1: (Hysteria x Haunted Heart) X Blyth V196-1: ((Florentine Silk x Decadence) x Haunted Heart).

SAY THE WORD (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid 35” (89cm)
Some iris just remind me of food, perhaps it is just my insatiable appetite talking, but this one reminds me of some sort of yummy mango flavored dessert. Say the Word has very ruffled mango to peach blended standards and edge on white falls with a deep mango wash on the hafts and below the beard. A good grower and bloomer, Say the Word is a stunner; especially in full sun the color really shines. Very unique and won’t be confused with another. Gorgeous!!
Sdlg TJ326A: Blyth W51-1: ((Novel Idea x Gypsy Lord) x Magical) x Master at Arms sib) X Blyth W49-1: (Free to Dream x (((Alpine Harmony sib I’m Dreaming sib) x Platinum Class sib) x ((Wicked Woman x Pop Star) x (Wedding Belle x Starring)) x unknown))

SECRET PAST (T. Johnson ’19)
TB Late 35” (89cm)
Sweetly scented. Buff gold standards over Medium blue to violet falls. Nicely ruffled standards with a more “pleated” ruffled falls. Nice stems carry 9 buds. A nice end of the season bicolor.
Sdlg. TH147C: Hard to Resist X (TC380B: First Avenue x Catwalk)

SHARP DRESSED MAN (T.Johnson '10)
TB Early Midseason 36” (91cm)
He’s tall, dark and handsome and draws the eye of anyone walking by. Only the finest clothes will do for this Sharp Dressed Man. Standards are iridescent mid purple. Elegantly ruffled purple black falls have a velvety texture and slightly lighter rim. Only someone so confident could get by with such an outrageous orange tie. Show stalks with 3-4 branches and 10-12 buds help insure a superior garden performance. Robust, healthy growth. Colors are exceptionally clear.
Sdlg. TZ58A: Paul Black X Saturn. A fantastic iris that blooms heavily with show stalks galore and is consistently good year to year. Wister Medal; First runner up to the Dykes 2017.

SHOWMANSHIP (K. Keppel '21)
TB late midseason 40" (102 cm)
Flesh pink standards; Medium pink and violet blue blended falls. Ruffled full form

SMASHING SENSATION (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid 35” (89cm)
Oyster standards with lemon infusions throughout. Falls are a purple and violet blend with a wide light lavender band. Large ruffled and extremely showy blooms make this a very decadent looking confection. Nicely branched and budded. Extremely showy!!
Sdlg TJ231B: When Doves Cry X Dressed to the Nines

SPLASH OUT (P. Black '21)
TB Early-Midseason 31” (79cm)
You’ll be ready to ‘Splash Out’ for this bold beauty. Mid-light smoky mulberry standards are widely banded light tan and rimmed gilt gold. Near black lines of expansive falls are overlaid velvety darkest burgundy and decorated with ruffled rose bands. Startling large tangerine beards are flanked with butter hafts veined dark garnet. Well-branched stalks have 4 branches and 8-9 buds. May rebloom in warmer climates.
Sdlg. Y32CR, Autumn Jewel sib

SPLIT TICKET (K. Keppel '21)
TB late midseason 37" (94 cm)
White standards; falls deep purple with light lavender ruffled edge. Orange beards.

STRAWBERRY BLISS (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid 34” (86cm)
Pink standards; falls are medium rosy pink in the center forming a deeper rosy pink blended band. Beautifully ruffled and even lightly laced petal edges on well-formed flowers carried on good stalks. Strawberry Bliss is a good grower and makes a beautiful clump. The flowers do fade with age but are still very lovely. Large shrimp pink beards certainly add to the attraction. One that has been much admired. Beautiful!!
Sdlg: TJ147A: In the Moment sib X (Poster Girl x Cameo Minx).

STRIKE A CHORD (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid-Late 34” (86cm)
Medium lavender standards are darker at the edge. Falls are a deep lavender purple with a very wide and ruffled medium lavender band. Yellow orange beards are tipped lavender. If you are into the dramatic this certainly fits the bill. Spectacular in clump with an abundance of large ruffled flowers on show stems. Strike a Chord is a sister to Read My Mind and Break My Heart.
Sdlg: TJ252E: Dressed to the Nines X When Doves Cry.

STUCK ON YOU (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid-Late 35” (89cm)
Lavender pink standards with a deeper lavender wash in the center. Falls are a smooth rich lavender blue violet with a deeper lavender blue patch below the beard. Beards are a salmon pink with lavender tips. Slightly smaller, tight, well-formed and ruffled blooms on show stems make Stuck on You a later season blooming sensation.
Sdlg: TI116ZZ: Poem of Love X Crowned in Glory.

SWEET BABY GIRL (T.Johnson ’21)
SDB Early 10” (24.5cm)
White ground with wide mauve plicata band and midrib in standards. Falls white with narrow mauve plic band and deep maroon spots on either side of showy red orange beards. Wonderfully wide, round and ruffled flowers!! The beards absolutely bring Sweet Baby Girl to life. Gorgeous and elegant!!
Sdlg TK267C: Unwritten X sib to Searing Embers.

SWEET CITY WOMAN (T. Johnson ’18)
TB Midseason-late 33”(84cm)
Light salmon to pink Standards. Rich deep Claret to rose falls with burnt orange beards. A lovely iris with nice show stems and good bud count. Nicely ruffled and proving to be a good parent for nice bicolors.
Sdlg. TG120A: Coralina X Abiding Love.

SWING DANCER (T. Johnson ’18)
TB Midseason 36” (91cm)
Light Lavender to lilac standards. Falls are plush deep violet blue with lighter fall washed edge; bright tangerine beards. Good stems with up to 9 buds on nicely formed ruffled flowers.
Sdlg. TG101A: All the Talk X Super Model