WHY BE NORMAL (T.Johnson ‘14)
TB Midseason-Late 35” (89)
No reason that I can think of to be normal when you can be outrageous. ‘Why Be Normal’ is a true flat iris, one having no standards and six falls with beards rather than one that merely has weak standards. Mid caramel falls have mid brown hafts and center stripes extending from mid mustard gold beards. Nest of white styles with gold crests is very cool. Nicely branched stalks have no trouble supporting these large flowers.
Sdlg. Downtown Man X (Gypsy Lord x Exposé)

WILD STREAK (P. Black ‘20)
TB Early-Midseason 30” (76cm)
‘Wild Streak’ is notable for its color saturation. Buff peach standards have rather large random irregular mid lilac segments. Pale peach falls with darker peach hafts and edges have dark to mid grape irregular splashes, streaks and solid segments. Strong, vigorous growth produces stalks with 3 branches and 7-8 buds.
Sdlg. W143A, I’m Not Stable sib

WILD SURPRISE (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Midseason 36” (91.5cm)
Deep golden yellow standards. Falls are white with deep lemon hafts and slight fall wash becoming a violet wash and then transitioning into a purple and yellow blended rim. Beards are orange tipped white. A very flashy flower that leaves an impression. Outstanding garden appeal. Nice show stems with 9 buds.
Sdlg TI208A COLOUR BAZAAR X STYLE TRAVELLER

WIND BENEATH MY WINGS (P. Black ‘19)
TB Midseason-Late 33” (84cm)
What a beauty she is as she takes flight. Standards of heavily ruffled blooms are shaded light pink and are edged with ivory lace. Wide falls are light buff peach with darker veins and ivory laced edges. Burnt orange beards are an interesting contrast. Strong show stalks have 3 branches and 7-8 buds.
Sdlg. X28B: Haunted Heart X U73C: (Photogenic x O210B, Always Lovely sib)

WINTER’S SMILE (P. Black ‘16)
TB Early-Late 35” (89cm)
‘Winter’s Smile’ is big and broad and smiling from ear to ear. Here’s another selection from the “beauty” cross. Plush warm white flowers have big looping ruffles. Standards have a greenish blush up midribs. Strongly flared falls are blushed palest gold over hafts. Warm white beards touched pale tan don’t detract from the classic sculp- tured form. Robust clean growth produces clumps filled with show stalks having 3 branches and 9-10 buds.
TB Award of Merit 2021
Sdlg. U1H, Luxuriant sib

WITCH’S SPELL (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Midseason 42” (107cm)
White standards with slight blue tints. Falls have a deep blue violet wash over a very light lavender blue ground transitioning to a light lavender band and deep violet wire rim. Red orange beards glow from the center. Tall show stems with 9 buds on this midseason gem.
Sdlg TI217A Paris Memory X Big Spender

WRAP HER UP (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Late 36” (91cm)
Apricot to salmon pink standards with a rosy lavender flush up the midrib. Falls are a rich magenta rose that is very clean with a nice ruffled edge and red orange beards. Wrap Her Up is a very clean bicolor and we think much prettier than the photo depicts. With very pretty show stems, Wrap Her Up makes a very elegant show near the end of the season.
Sdlg TJ159D: (Poster Girl x Cameo Minx) X Highly Classified.

YOU FLIRT (T. Johnson ’18)
TB Late 36” (91cm)
Light yellow standards are lighter on the edge. Falls are rich burgundy with a narrow lemon yellow edge. The nicely ruffled forms shows the lemon yellow reverse on the petals adding to the effect.
Sdlg. TF34B: Catwalk Queen X Risk Taker.

YOU'RE A MESS (P. Black ‘20)
TB Early-Midseason 31” (79cm)
Here’s another of my genetic broken color types with strong growth and well- branched and budded stalks. Mid mulberry standards have limited random palest violet splashes. Falls have random streaks and splashes of mid mulberry and palest violet. Hafts are streaked plum and tan. Flowers are nicely ruffled and have a sweet fragrance. Show stalks have 2-3 branches and 7-9 buds. A more subtle broken color.
Sdlg. Y113B: I’m Not Stable sib

YOUR’RE THE ONE (T. Johnson ’19)
TB Late 38” (97cm)
Sweetly scented. We have been working on blue bearded pinks for quite some time. Continually working on getting the beard a more saturated blue. We really like YOU’RE THE ONE. Standards are a light lavender pink. Falls are a very light pink to almost white, deepening to a light pink rim. Beards are coral pink in the throat and frosted lavender at the end. Strong growth on nice show stems carrying 9 buds. Beautiful and elegant!!
Sdlg. TH127A: Hold Me Now X Those Violet Eyes.

ZIP TO THE MOON (Blyth ’21)
TB Mid 38” (96cm)
A near amoena. Standards are white with cream shading at midribs. Styles are lemon yellow and noticeable. Falls are rich golden yellow. Beards are vivid tangerine. Gorgeous in the garden including some show stems. A break through in colour patterns and it took Iris from Ghio, Keppel and Blyth to do it. It has been difficult to have a tangerine beard on a yellow amoena, always it was a yellow beard. The genetic link has been broken after 50 years of trying.
Sdlg Z25-A: Jubilance X Emblematic.

ZIP ZING ZOWIE (P. Black '21)
TB Early-Midseason 35” (89cm)
Your head spins round with the whirlwind of colors of this broken color type. White standards are randomly splashed light lilac and tan. Fall centers are white blended outward to mid yellow and narrowly edged white and then randomly streaked, splashed, veined and mottled varying shades of vibrant red plum. You won’t miss seeing these wildly colorful flowers. Three well-spaced branches produce 7-8 buds.
Sdlg. Y115A: I Broke It X V24C: (Variegated Wonder x Die Laughing).

COLLUSION (K. Keppel '20)
T early midseason 40" (102 cm
)Medium blue standards with darker centers; falls light yellow, deep yellow hafts and cream wash below beards.

BE NOT AFRAID (Thomas Johnson ’22)
TB Early-Midseason 38” (96.5cm)
Sweet fragrance. Egg shell to light lavender standards with a narrow buff-gold ruffled rim. Milk glass white falls have a deep violet plicata band. There is a heavy concentration of violet across the hafts that forms a solid violet dart below burnt orange beards. Contrasting medium salmon style arms and a slight blush of salmon on the hafts of the falls completes the effect. A super strong grower with lovely show stems and triple bud sockets from top to bottom yields 12 or more total buds.
Sdlg TK211B: ((((( Blyth O16-A: Louisa’s Song x Gypsy Lord sib) x Treasured) x (Glad All Over x Adoree)) x ((sib to I’m Dreaming x ((Enjoy The Party x (Arabian Story x Cast A Spell)) x Mandarin Morning sib)) x (Wild Angel x Jersey Bounce))) X (Midnight Velvet sib x Reckless Abandon))

HOLD THE LINE (K. Keppel '20)
TB midseason 36" (91 cm)
Standards light yellow; Falls yellow ground with deep prune purple hafts and edge. Flashy!

TAMALE TIME (K. Keppel '20)
TB early mid 38 inches (97 cm)
Old gold standards; yellow ground falls with wide port wine border haft and wide center stripe.

CLASSIC WOMAN (Lynda Miller ’22)
TB Midseason-Late 38” (97cm)
Huge, wide and ruffled blossoms. Baby pink standards with a hint of orchid at the base. Falls are deeply veined with a creamy pink blaze under the beard. Deep coral-pink beards have frosted white tips. 8 to 9 buds
Sdlg 4916B: Amazon Queen X Strawberry Shake.

GILDED CHOCOLATE (Lynda Miller ’22)
TB Early-Midseason 36” (91cm)
If you like chocolate, this iris looks good enough to eat. Standards are rich dark red-chocolate brown with thin gilded gold edge. The red-chocolate brown falls have the same gilded gold edge plus thin gold veins radiating around beards of dark old gold. 9-12 buds. Exhibition certificate. 2019
Sdlg 1116: Boy Genius X Tuscan Summer.

PICKER UPPER (Lynda Miller ’22)
TB Space Age Midseason-Late 36” (91cm)
Love the contrast between the petals and the horn on this one. Standards are pink with deep orchid at the base. Falls are creamy pink, deepening to a pink rim. Beards start out light orange in the throat, changing to medium violet at the end. Extending from the beards are large upturned deep violet-blue fuzzy horns. 7 to 8 buds.
Sdlg 7116: Air Time X Don’t Stop Believing.

SKULLDUGGERY (L. Miller ’22)
TB Midseason 36” (91cm)
Mysterious coloring comes from two uniquely colored parents. Standards are dusky rose pink, infused plum in the midrib. Style arms are dark apricot shaded plum beside the midrib. Falls come out black then transform to dark magenta. A few pink lines stand out beside dark, burnt orange (henna) beards. Strong stalks with 7 to 8 buds.
Sdlg 6515B: Ninja Warrior X Private Eye.