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Thomas Johnson Introductions
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18.00 | ASSORTED FLAVORS
SDB , 10" (25 CM) , MIDSEASON
Standards are brassy tan with charcoal violet blush up midribs. Mid violet falls blend to darker violet-blue centers and are narrowly banded old gold. Butter yellow to white hafts are veined brown. Muted tangerine beards add a bit more flavor.
Seedling # TZ332C: (Helmsman x Music) X (Leopard Print x Brash) |
50.00 | BRIGHT SUNSHINY DAY
TB , 41" (104 CM) , MIDSEASON
The accent is on BRIGHT! It is the only iris that I can truly say is so bright that up close it is hard to look at. Back away a few feet and it makes a clump that can’t be ignored. Bright yellow standards beam above glowing yellow gold falls that are overlaid with mahogany veins becoming dotting and stippling and then banded gold. Nice complement of 8 buds.
Seedling # TX16EE: Impulsive X Whispering Spirits |
BONUS | CALGARY
TB , 40" (102 CM) , MIDSEASON
Even though it is a bonus plant, it is still overall one of the best introductions for this year. It grows strong and fast which is one of the traits we look for when choosing bonus material. Its superior clump effect can be seen in the picture above. Domed standards are blue white tinted light pink. Falls are mid blue with an overall rosy cast and rosier hafts. White beards are tipped tangerine. Show stalks usually have around 8-10 buds. Clean, purple based foliage.
Seedling # TU259A: ((Sultry Mood x Conjuration) x (Sea Quest x Proud Tradition)) X Fogbound |
18.00 | COLOR BLIND
SDB , 10" (25 CM) , LATE
It is so blazingly bright, it might make you go Color Blind. Vibrant apricot standards color is repeated in narrow bands around showy maroon falls. Rusty apricot hafts help highlight heavily saturated orange beards. Interesting half plicata parentage should be fun to exploit for interesting colors and plicata patterns.
Seedling # TZ269A: Amusing X Yahtzee |
50.00 | COME TO ORDER
TB , 38" (97 CM) , EARLY-MIDSEASON
Come to Order makes a soft contrast for bolder colors. Standards are mid peach with falls a few shades lighter. Wide, blended rose bands help showcase soft medium tangerine beards. Nicely branched stalks usually have 8 buds. Excellent growth and plant habits.
Seedling # TX3AA: Bold Vision X My Ginny |
18.00 | JITTERS
SDB , 12" (30 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE
Had too much coffee? Got the Jitters? There’s no calming this one down! Mid apricot standards are lightly washed violet. Falls are the same but so heavily dotted, veined and marked dark maroon that they appear almost brown. Vivid orange beards don’t serve to quiet the Jitters. Very neat.
Seedling # TZ275A: (Brash x Mochaccino) X Amusing |
50.00 | MAHOGANY MAGIC
TB , 43" (109 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE
What a wonderfully rich and vibrant creation Mahogany Magic is. Yellow standards pick up white areas veined yellow toward their tops. Dark yellow styles are touched red on their crests. Precisely ruffled, luxurious mahogany falls are given additional depth from darker texture veins. Smoldering burnt orange beards are emphasized by a cluster of muted butter veins alongside them. Strong garden impact.
Seedling # TY99B: ((Sultry Mood x Conjuration)x Romantic Evening) X Starring |
50.00 | ODE TO PEACE
TB , 34" (86 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE
With so much chaos and craziness around us, why not add a little peace to your life. Ode to Peace has full, ruffled flowers done up in soft, tranquil peach with slightly darker peach beards. Stalks have 3 branches and 6-8 buds.
Seedling # TY15B: Kitty Kay X Vienna Waltz |
18.00 | ORANGE SMASH
SDB , 15" (38 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE
Just when you thought those big orange beards couldn’t get any larger than they are on Yahtzee, along comes Oreange Smash. Brassy mid gold falls are topped by bright yellow gold standards. Huge, plush, chenille beards are completely and totally saturated dark orange. WOW! What a fabulous clump it makes.
Seedling # TZ338A: Plainsong X Yahtzee |
BONUS | PENGUIN PARTY (Sold Out)
TB , 34" (86 CM) , MIDSEASON
Look at all the cute little penguins decked out in their tuxedos, it must be a Penguin Party. These highly contrasted flowers represent another step forward in the quest for a vigorous black and white plicata. The near black color of the standards repeats in a band around stark white, strongly flared falls. Well-branched stalks have 7 buds. Makes very showy clumps that draw people to it.
Seedling # TW139YY: Storm Track X Blackberry Tease |
BONUS | PINK INVASION
TB , 42" (107 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE
In the case of Pink Invasion, invasion connotes the rapid formation of clumps filled with well-branched stalks carrying multitudes of lovely pink flowers. Mid pink blooms are generously ruffled and laced, and adorned with soft coral pink beards. Here is another superior bonus iris you’ll be proud to have in your garden or on the show bench.
Seedling # TU80B: Keeping Up Appearances X Lotus Land |
50.00 | POLYNESIAN QUEEN
TB , 36" (91 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE
This Polynesian Queen is nicely tanned and robed in the soft colors of royalty. Light buff standards have strong midribs infused light rose giving way to heavily ruffled margins. Standard color bleeds down onto falls and blends outward to medium mauve plum edges. A slight blue violet flash below startling dark burnt orange beards descends to darker red purple centers. Stalks with 3 branches and 7-9 buds emerge from strong, healthy plants.
Seedling # TY17A: Paul Black X Decadence |
50.00 | PRIVATE EYE
TB , 35" (89 CM) , EARLY-MIDSEASON
What makes this Private Eye so special? Without a doubt, it is the big, plush, near black beards. They are amazing! Palest orchid white standards are infused slightly darker at bases. Styles are an interesting mango flesh with slate violet stripes. Rich, plush dark burgundy falls have a hint of dark chocolate washed over them and become a little lighter and iridescent around those incredible dark beards. Nicely branched stalks have 7-9 buds. Rapid increaser. Interesting parent for uniquely colored beards.
Seedling # TY98A: Guatemala sib X Starring |
60.00 | RISKY BUSINESS
TB , 37" (94 CM) , MIDSEASON
Putting so many colors together could be a disaster but with Risky Business it all works to make a very colorful, very lovely garden presence. Its silken sheen makes it even more special. Mid butter buff standards are rouged rose up midribs. Styles are a bit darker golden apricot. Vibrant fuchsia falls have plum hafts and bands and fine gilt edges. Tangerine beards make a daring statement. Strong and healthy growth. Show stalks have 3 branches and 8-9 buds. Very little risk that you won’t love it.
Seedling # TX58BB: (Blush of Color x Poem of Ecstasy) X Decadence |
50.00 | SCOTTISH LASS
TB , 40" (102 CM) , EARLY-MIDSEASON
She’s fair-skinned with just a blush of color in her cheeks and dressed in a precisely ruffled skirt that accents her natural beauty. Mauvish pink standards are flushed slate violet up midribs. Wide and round flesh pink falls are topped with bright orange beards. Vigorous growth. Show stalks have 3 branches and 8-9 buds.
Seedling # TX26C: Kind Word X Simply Sensational |
18.00 | SCOUNDREL
SDB , 11" (28 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE
What a character this poor mixed up Scoundrel is. Be careful, you never know how he’s going to be on any given day. Light olive standards are irregularly splashed dark violet. Yellow styles are about the only stable part of Scoudrel. Centers of light olive falls are slate violet irregularly marked plum. Big, plush dark gold beards are flanked by gold hafts.
Seedling # TZ320A: (Brash x Mochaccino) X (Marksman x Brash) |
50.00 | SECRET AFFAIR
TB , 41" (104 CM) , EARLY-MIDSEASON
Palest milk glass pink standards become the color of the reverse on bluish milk glass falls blushed pink over hafts. All petals are ruffled and edged in lace. Pastel blue beards are tipped palest tangerine in keeping with the overall elegance of these flowers. Exceptionally strong growth produces strong show stalks with 3 branches plus spur and 9-11 buds. Come show time, you’ll be proud to expose your Secret Affair. Who knows, it might just end up being your Queen of Show.
Seedling # TY124A: Pink Invasion X Waterfall Mist |
50.00 | SHARP DRESSED MAN
TB , 36" (91 CM) , EARLY-MIDSEASON
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.
Seedling # TZ58A: Paul Black X Saturn |
18.00 | SHE BOP
SDB , 13" (33 CM) , MIDSEASON
She Bop is a lively creation that dances with excitement. Red-violet wash and wide plicata bands almost completely overlay standards with just a bit of warm white ground showing in centers. Cream falls have variable degrees of darker red violet plicata bands and hafts, sometimes with more open cream ground and sometimes with minimal ground showing. Either way she’s sure to delight. Orange over white beards add pizzazz.
Seedling # TY151AA: (Stormy Circle x Rebus) X Dynamic |
50.00 | SIDE EFFECTS
TB , 38" (97 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE
Here is another unique creation coming from one of the Guatemala sibs that is giving such a diversity of color. Standards are palest violet white. Golden honey falls have honey amber hafts and are paler around fiery rust orange beards. Multitudes of smaller flowers are carried on well-branched stalks. Should be a very interesting parent.
Seedling # TX36AA: Louisa’s Song X Guatemala sib |
50.00 | SING TO ME
TB , 40" (102 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE
Big, blocky flowers presented on show stalks with 3 branches and 7-9 buds are sure to get your attention. Pale blue white standards have dark blue bases with dark veins extending and becoming lighter toward edges. The flat-top form is quite unique and appealing. Expansive blue white falls have darker texture veins leading to light lemon beards. Healthy, robust growth.
Seedling # TX69A: Presentation X Mountain View |
50.00 | SKIRT ALERT
TB , 35" (89 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE
You’ll say ooh la la once you’ve seen these super wide and ruffled skirts. Ruffled stark white standards are neatly edged yellow gilt. Palest violet white falls have wide, yellow gold ruffled bands turning more translucent toward edges. Bright tangerine over white beards add a fun accent. Flowers are considerably darker upon first opening. Stalks have 2 branches and 7-8 buds. Very different with an interesting parentage.
Seedling # TX20AA: Jersey Bounce X Whispering Spirits |
25.00 | SRI LANKA
AB , 22" (56 CM) , EARLY-MIDSEASON
Sri Lanka has many excellent traits including strong growth and clumps loaded with stalks having 2 branches and up to 6 buds. White standards have prominent, strong gold midribs and edges that curl back slightly to reveal yellow styles. Slightly recurved light greenish yellow falls have diffuse mid gold spots encircling soft yellow to tangerine beards.
Seedling # TX149AA: Near Myth X Domingo |
60.00 | STIR IT UP
TB , 32" (81 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE
For those of you waiting for an updated ‘Fancy Tales’ that doesn’t fall over, wait no longer. Stir it Up is ready to show off for you. White standards have fine crystaline rims. White style crests are edged gold. Falls are a medley of color. White area around vivid orange beards is veined and blushed peach. Upper half is widely margined mid yellow. Lower half of fall is vibrant metallic purple, narrowly banded mid yellow. Show stalks have 3-4 branches and 8-12 buds. Easily opens 3 flowers at once.
Seedling # TX41AA: Quandary X Wild Angel |
18.00 | SWEET AND INNOCENT
SDB , 14" (36 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE
It is a perfect name for so beautiful an iris. The bright mid yellow color of standards and styles repeats in a narrow band around snow white falls. Soft yellow to white beards are in keeping with the softer quality of Sweet and Innocent. Sparkling clean clumps.
Seedling # TZ297A: (Rebus x Troubadour’s Song) X (Tahoma sib x Brash) |
18.00 | TASMAN SEA
SDB , 14" (36 CM) , MIDSEASON
It is as beautiful, clear and blue as the sea it is named for. Tasman Sea is clear mid blue with darker texture veins and sightly darker spot on falls. Styles have very definite turquoise shadings as do the texture veins. Interesting beards are half orange and half frosted blue. Makes a very pretty clump.
Seedling # TZ272A: Fires of Fiji X (Wise x Seafire sib) |
25.00 | TIC TAC TOE
MTB , 24" (61 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE
Pink standards, pearl-violet falls and orange beards, it’s Tic Tac Toe. Strongly flared falls shade darker toward margins. Beautifully proportioned MTB stalks have 2 branches and spur plus basal branch with a spur. Double and sometimes triple sockets produce 10-14 dainty flowers. Vigorous, healthy clumps are a lovely sight.
Seedling # TZ262A: Enriched X Snob Appeal |
50.00 | TOWN FLIRT
TB , 39" (99 CM) , MIDSEASON
She’s all pink and pretty with loads of ruffles and lace. She’s the Town Flirt. Standards are medium pink. Creamy white falls have pink hafts and blend outward to pink margins. Shrimp beards add a little passion to this flirt. Show stalks with 7-9 buds emerge from healthy, purple base foliage.
Seedling # TY87A: Heart of Glass X LaRue Boswell |
18.00 | TWIRL
SDB , 12" (30 CM) , EARLY
What might seem boring as a word description is in fact a very interesting and pretty interplay of subtle shadings. Buff pink styles peer from between ecru standards. Deep blue beards are set in an iridescent blended patch of pastel peach shading to butter with most of the fall soft, pale tan. Those zingy beards draw you for a closer inspection of these more pastel flowers.
Seedling # TZ284A: (Stormy Circle x Investor) X Tickety Boo |
50.00 | UP IN FLAMES
TB , 37" (94 CM) , MIDSEASON
Temperatures rise and hot embers begin to glow until it goes Up in Flames. It’s hot, hot, hot! Highly ruffled and laced standards and narrow rims around falls are hot pinkish rose. Plush, velvety falls are dark garnet. Smoldering orange-red beards are highlighted by subdued rose white veins surrounding them. Nicely branched stalks with about 7 buds.
Seedling # TY67A: (Naples x Romantic Evening) X Decadence |
18.00 | WARM AND FUZZY
SDB , 11" (28 CM) , EARLY
It is like a coveted security blanket, all Warm and Fuzzy. Standards are mid to light peach pink. Styles are mid peach-pink. Falls are warm brownish pink with tangerine to light blue beards set between light apricot pink hafts.
Seedling # TZ308A: (Stormy Circle x Investor) X Baby Booties |
50.00 | WINTER BREEZE
TB , 41" (104 CM) , MIDSEASON-LATE
Winter Breeze picks up the best traits of both parents; large flowers, classic form, strong show stalks, healthy growth & lovely blue beards. Glistening icy blue standards are shaded darker at bases. Palest blue white falls are very round with hafts touched metallic gold. Mid blue beards are the perfect accent.
Seedling # TX48BB: Sea Power X Mythology |
18.00 | WIT
SDB , 11" (28 CM) , EARLY
Lovely flowers have light baby pink standards and slightly lighter falls with muted white darts surrounding bold lavender blue beards. Wit makes a very pretty clump with those beards making it shine.
Seedling # TZ283C: (Stormy Circle x Investor) X Smitten |
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