CURVE BALL (T.Johnson ’18)
TB Late 36” (91cm)
Curve Ball is all about the beard. Lemon yellow standards; falls are white ground w/ a lemon overlay transitioning to a wide dark violet band. Very large tang. beards extend longer than usual down the fall. 7 buds on good stalks. Form is a bit funky but add to the appeal.
Sdlg. TG366A: Brilliant Idea X unreadable tag.

DAFFY DUCK (P. Black ‘16)
TB Midseason-Late 45” (114cm)
You gotta “wove that kwazy wittle duck”! ‘Daffy Duck’ is impossibly cute and you can bet he’ll put a smile on your face. Purple black standards sit atop velvety black falls. A nest of short white veins accents the vibrant orange red beards. Super vigorous plants produce massive clumps packed with stalks and bloom. This is a favorite among garden visitors. Use to breed BBs, IBs and even tet MTBs. Superb variety in every way. Thank you Don and Ginny Spoon for suggesting the name.
TB Award of Merit 2021
Sdlg. U35B: Black P92A, Very Very Good pollen parent X Sharp Dressed Man

DANCE OFF (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid-Late 36” (91cm)
Beige standards with violet flush up the midrib and slight gold blending at petal edges. Falls are a rich deep lavender becoming lighter at the edge. Burnt orange beards are tipped deep lavender. This is a very classy looking iris with gorgeous form and wide ruffles on show stems with ample buds. A very dependable and consistent showoff in clump. Nice!!
Sdlg: TJ117A: Sergey X All Ashore

DANCE TILL DAWN (T.Johnson '11)
TB Midseason 36" (91cm)
When you’ve got this much starch and substance, it’s easy to Dance Till Dawn. Bright golden yellow flowers have tightly crimped and ruffled edges. Fall centers become lighter, ending in small white patches beneath tangerine to yellow beards. It has strong growth and show branched stalks as one would expect from its parent Dream Team. Foliage is clean and healthy. Should be a very interesting parent with genes from pink and blue breeding plus the much heralded Decadence.
Sdlg. TA34B: Decadence X Dream Team

DANCING AROUND (T. Johnson ’17)
SDB Midseason-Late 11” (28cm)
White standards and precise band on indigo blue falls. Hafts are touched lemon. Beards yellow tipped white. Showy with 1 branch and three buds.
Sdlg: TG264A: Nine Lives X Stop And Stare

DANCING ON MY OWN (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Late 36” (91.5cm)
Clear medium yellow Standards and slight haft on light lavender falls. Falls are blended heavier lavender below the beard. Petal edges are rimmed with a narrow yellow edge. Wonderful form on nice stems Carrying 10 buds. A very good strong garden iris for the late season. Quality!
Sdlg TI123B BARBARA RIDER X KK 08-58C: (Arrivederci x Silk Road)

DARING DECEPTION (T Johnson '12)
TB Midseason 35” (89cm)
A garden favorite from its maiden bloom and has remained so. It is a great show-off in the garden with its bold contrasting colors including bright red beards. You won’t need a name tag to know what it is. From crosses I made while in Australia.
DYKES MEDAL 2021
Sdlg.TB127B: By Jeeves X (Hold My Hand x Brave Face) Wister Medal 2019

DARK UNIVERSE (K. Keppel ’19)
TB Early 35” (89cm)
Velvety grape black bitone with white edges and central patch around lemon beard. A beautiful ruffled luminata!

DARKTONIAN (B. Blyth ’19)
TB M-ML 38” (97cm)
Anyone interested in hybridizing for a black plicata, this could be a great stepping stone. It should also give a wide range of plicatas in all shades, despite not being a plicata itself. The standards are dark violet and very ruffled. Falls are mid to dark violet with a black plush overlay. Beards are muted bronze-gold and the outer ¼” is lavender. Wide form, super show branching and so, so fertile. Great grower.
Sdlg No. X163-AA (Keppel 09-107B: (Keppel 06-137A: (02-75C: Spice Lord sdlg x Adoree) x Class Ring)) X (Keppel: 09-86A: Oreo x Hello Darkness) x Reckless Abandon))).

DEBONAIR BEAR (P. Black ‘20)
SDB Midseason-Late 15.5” (39cm)
Full and round flowers have mid straw standards and darker styles. Dark ruby fall centers and lighter center streak blend outward to wide buff band washed rose.
Sdlg. Y278B: V316F, Circus Act sib X Don’t Fix It

DEEP IN THE HEART (P. Black '21)
MTB (tet) Midseason-Late 25” (63cm)
The lush velvety purple black falls will draw you in for a closer look. You’ll then notice the mid purple standard’s color repeats in a narrow fall band. Look inside and you’ll see sparkling white styles with center ridge and crest of mid lilac. It is entrancing. As with others of this type, there are loads of branching and buds to insure a long bloom season.
Sdlg. Y203A: To the Contrary X long & involved.

DEEPER MEANING (T. Johnson ’17)
TB Early-Midseason 30” (76cm)
Light Peach to buff standards with a slight violet infusion in the center. Falls are a deep purple to black with a lavender rim. Super strong growth with 7 buds.
Sdlg. TF118C: ((Dinner Talk X Let’s Romp) x Glamorama) X (Rite of Passage x Florentine Silk

DELECTABLE TREAT (P. Black ‘19)
BB Midseason-Late 26” (66cm)
This BB has everything; lovely color, an abundance of perfectly formed flowers carried on ideal BB stalks and vigorous growth. Standards are apricot and falls rosy tan blended to burnished peach. Vivid orange beards. Show stalks have 2 branches plus spur and 8-10 buds.
Sdlg. V174A, Make Your Move sib

DELECTATION (S. Boivin ’15)
TB Midseason-late 39” (100cm)
Standards light salmon. Falls white blending to a light salmon band. Very pretty! From France! For Lovers Only X Kind Word

DESTINY’S KISS (B. Blyth ’21)
TB Mid 37” (94cm)
The nearest approach to a pink amoena so far. The standards are not pure white as they have a faint flush of pink in the midribs, so strictly speaking, it is not a true amoena. Falls are lovely soft smooth pink with lighter near white ¼” edge. Beards soft tangerine on white. Lovely ruffled blooms on well branched show stems. Makes small plants and good increaser. Delicious! Fertile.
Sdlg X228-6: Lost in Dreams sib X Bashful Love

DIAMOND HEART (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Early 36” (91cm)
Gold standards with slight violet line up the midrib. Falls are lavender purple with deep gold thumbprints on either side of brilliant tangerine beards. A brown band around the falls brings the whole pattern to life. Wide overlapping falls, an easy grower and very floriferous, Diamond Heart is a welcome addition to the early season.
Sdlg: TI137A: Painted Love X Hard to Resist

DIGNIFIED (T. Johnson ’17)
TB Late 37” (94cm)
Great form and stems with a bold pattern make ‘Dignified’ a garden showoff. Peach to apricot standards. Falls are slightly lighter with rosy orchid fall band. Bright tangerine beards set off the pattern.
Sdlg TC208A: Stage Presence X (Pursuit of Happiness x Rio)

DISCO BALL (L Miller ’21)
MTB Tet Early-Mid 20” (51cm)
Standards peach shaded orchid with apricot rim and styles. Falls peach veined rose. Lightly ruffled and 9 buds
Sdlg 4414B: Raspberry Shocker X (Rustle of Spring x Standing Alone)

DISCO LIGHTS (T. Johnson ’18)
TB Late 35” (89cm)
Bright lemon with falls overlaid and washed lavender blue becoming a solid brownish violet band. Yellow orange beards. A showy and fun pattern.
Sdlg. TG418A: (Free Ride x I’m a Hussy sib) X unreadable tag.

DO THE FANDANGO (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid-Late 32” (81cm)
Deep grape purple standards. Falls are grape purple with deep purple black lines and a wide grape purple band. Deep brown and grape purple blended beards. Nicely ruffled flowers on good stems. A truly unique creation with a very clean and mysterious look. I love it, and hope you will too.
Sdlg: TJ156A: Cherry Parfait X Sib to All Things Considered and Those Violet Eyes.