DON'T STOP BELIEVING (T.Johnson ‘13)
TB Late 42” (107cm)
Well constructed flowers are lavishly ruffled and laced. Standards are clear mid pink. Wide milk glass white falls have pink hafts and edge. Unusual beards are half tangerine and half lilac. Strong stalks have up to 9 buds. You won’t have any trouble believing how beautiful it is. Should be a beneficial parent in working for blue or violet beards on pinks.
Sdlg. TA80A: (Ballet Royal x Corps de Ballet) X Secret Affair

DON’T YOU DARE (Thomas Johnson ’22)
TB Late 34” (86cm)
Sweet fragrance. Pure bright yellow standards. Falls have deep yellow hafts on either side of the beard. The bright yellow on the hafts becomes lighter towards the petal edge. There is a strong dark violet inkblot below the beard that extends to near the petal edge. Ruffled and slightly flared flowers for the late season. A very interesting and striking pattern.
Sdlg TK3C: Barbara Rider X Espionage.

DOUBLE JEOPARDY (Thomas Johnson ’22)
TB Midseason-Late 36” (91cm)
Sweet fragrance. Salmon pink standards over orchid falls with a slight blue flash below the red-orange beards. A very strong grower that makes a very elegant clump filled with bloom. What we really like about Double Jeopardy is how it displays itself. The sequence and placement of blooms and stalks allows for an open look that does not overcrowd. Each flower is an individual ruffled creation. A favorite of mine for the last few years as it never fails to dazzle. Recommended!!
Sdlg TK46VV: Arrivederci X ((I Hope You Dance x Florentine Silk) x (Poster Girl x Cameo Minx))

DOWN IN MEXICO (T. Johnson ’18)
TB Midseason-late 35” (89cm)
Golden Yellow Standards and band on Rusty red falls. Beards are mustard. Good strong stems carrying 8 buds. A very bright and showy iris.
Sdlg. TG170A: ((Wild Angel x sib) x Girl Gone Wild) X Mardi Gras Ball.

DREAM ABOUT YOU (T. Johnson ’18)
TB Late 38” (97cm)
Standards mustard to lemon yellow. Falls are a rich medium mauve to violet with a lighter brownish fall edge. Hafts are touched yellow to brown on either side of russet beards. An iris that is a bit difficult to photograph. Super form and ruffles on well branched and budded show stalks. A favorite and tagged for introduction from its maiden bloom. Recommended!!
Sdlg. TG96B: ((Sirocco Mist x Dinner Talk) x Carnival Capers) X Silk Road.

DRESSED TO THE NINES (T. Johnson ’19)
TB Midseason 37” (94cm)
Lemon yellow standards over red violet falls with lavender band and slight yellow wire rim. Short white lines radiate out on either side of the yellow orange beard. With its super nice ruffled form, we have used Dressed to the Nine’s heavily in hybridizing and is an exceptional parent for form and banded patterns in lots of different colors. There will be many intros from it in the future. Nice stems with good buds complete this quality iris.
Sdlg. TG425A: Blyth S173-B: (Fine Drop x (Q19-6: Electric Candy Sib.)) X Unknown (illegible tag) Recommended!

DROP OF BURGUNDY (B. Blyth ‘22)
TB Midseason-Late 36” (91cm)
Sweet fragrance. This rich colored Iris makes a spectacular show in the garden. Standards and style arms are a rich burgundy. Falls are richer burgundy than the standards and there is an overlay of burgundy black veining over the complete fall. Good branching.
Sdlg Z52-2: Sassy Sister X Dash of Burgundy

EARTH AND SUN (Paul Black 23)
TB Early-Midseason 29” (74cm)
Pronounced sweet fragrance Vibrant sunny dark gold standards beam down on toasty mid to dark brown falls blended over a mid-gold base. Centers are washed light brown and etched with darker brown veins and finished with gilt gold rims. Mid marigold beards add warmth. Three branches produce 7 buds. Exciting bright clumps. Sdlg. Z89A: Black V143F, Heartfelt sib X Black U53B, Rise Like a Phoenix sib

EASTER DRESS (Keppel '23)
TB Late 36" (91cm)
Yellow standards; White falls have a blended lavender border and dark canary yellow hafts. Beards are bright orange with yellow at the end. (((Bollywood sib x sib) x (Mild Manner x Paris Fashion)) X Rio sib x Gypsy Lord))

EASY ON THE EYES (T. Johnson ’19)
TB Early-Mid 36” (91cm)
A gorgeous creation with beautiful form and good stems. Standards are a strange blend of Lavender violet and peach with deeper violet shadings in the center and peach at the tips. Falls are light lavender with deeper peachy orange hafts and fall band. Beautiful!!
Sdlg: TG41A: Role Reversal X TB138AA: (Blyth P28-1: (Jazz Band x Restless Heart Sib.) x Adoree)

ELEGANT RUFFLES (P. Black ‘20)
TB Midseason-Very Late 34” (86cm)
What better way to display ‘Elegant Ruffles’ than with subtle shaded blendings of mulberry and raspberry. Even the muted pale tangerine to pale violet beards maintain this refined presence. It is stunning as a single cut show stalk having 4 branches and 9-10 buds. There are strong pink and blue genes woven into this beauty.
Sdlg. W115B: S158A: (Bubblicious x Q6A: (Dearie x Drifting Bubbles)) X Very Special

ELEGANZA (T.Johnson ‘14)
TB Midseason-Late 35” (89cm)
Elegant it is. Prominent midribs of heavily ruffled white standards are flushed pink and blended outward. Hafts and edges of chalky white falls are touched pink. Strong show stalks insure it a place on the “Queen’s Court”. Fast increase and free bloom insure there’ll be plenty of them.
Sdlg. TC316A: (Sirocco Mist x Dinner Talk) X For the Soul

ELITE (T. Johnson ’18)
TB Late 36’” (91cm)
Buff pink standards; Rich rosy orchid falls washed darker around beard and near end of petals. Beards are tangerine. Lacey with up to 9 buds.
Sdlg. TG1091B: Sib to Swing Dancer

ELOPE TO MADRID (B. Blyth ‘22)
TB Early 36” (91cm)
Sweet fragrance. A vivid variegata having rich golden yellow standards and smooth red brown falls with small lighter veining beside beards. Beards are red brown, white base. Show stems. Look at the pedigree and hybridizers can imagine all manner of seedlings.
Sdlg A151-6: ((((I'm Dreaming sib x Platinum Class sib) x (Winsome Dancer sib x ((Paint the Scene x Dream Lord) x Ocelot))) x unknown) x (((Shiver of Gold sib x Italian Master sib) x Treasure Trader) x ((I'm Dreaming sib x Platinum Classs sib) x Explicit))) X Flauntress sib.

ELUSIVE MELODY (B. Blyth ‘22)
TB Midseason-Late 38” (97cm)
Slight fragrance. Look at the picture as this is hard to describe. Standards are soft blue-white shading towards the midribs of orchid pink.
Falls are light violet deepening around pale blue tipped beards which are soft blue tipped tangerine in throat, and there is some whitish haft veining. Untried fertility. Sdlg Z13-1: Serena Louisa X Espionage.

EMBELLISHED (Keppel '23)
TB Late 35" (85cm)
Light lemon yellow standards sit atop ruffled medium lavender falls. (((In Love Again sib x (Social Graces x Vienna Waltz)) x Dancing Days) X Espionage)

ESSENCE OF BEAUTY (Paul Black '22)
TB Early-Midseason 33” (84cm)
No fragrance. Ooh la la, all those undulating ruffles and vivid apricot, orange and pink blending decorated with even darker bold orange beards. All this lusciousness is carried on strong stalks having 3 branches and 8-9 buds. For those breeding broken color sorts, this one has B/Cs on both sides of the parentage.
Sdlg. X113B: Big Break X Black U22B: ((Magical Glow x Impulsive) x Black R170C, Simply Coral sib)

EVENING FESTIVAL (T. Johnson ’23)
TB Early-midseason 36” (91.5cm)
Sweet fragrance. Light gold standards are infused deeper gold and violet up the midrib. Falls are a wide and ruffled deep plush burgundy to near black. Nicely branched show stems with good buds make it a show bench contender. The double beard in the photo is an anomaly and does not happen as a regular occurrence. Unfortunately with the horrible weather we had this past spring it is the only photo I was able to get. Sdlg. TK81ZZ: Can’t Stop Loving You sib.

EVENING STROLL (T. Johnson ’23)
TB Midseason 37” (94cm)
Sweet fragrance. White ground standards are heavily overlaid deep blue purple with a deep plum to near black band. Falls are white with an inner band of deep blue purple dots and a more solid outer band of deep plum. The beard is an unusual blend with the hairs being blue purple at the base then white and finally yellow at the tips creating quite a complex treat. Evening Stroll has finally broken the link between shorter stature and lower bud count in the deep purple-black plicata lines. Seven to nine buds on tall well branched stalks are the norm. Sdlg. TJ145A: One That I Want X High Desert.

EVERY DAY’S A HOLIDAY (Paul Black 23)
TB Early-Midseason 33” (84cm)
Pronounced sweet fragrance Such joyful colors say come on and celebrate when it is in bloom. Tightly constructed blooms have pale blue-white standards flushed light lilac up midribs. Silky mid-dark lilac falls are delicately edged crystalline blue. Fiery red-orange beards give a lively lift to this celebration. Two branches carry 7 buds. Sdlg. AA130A: Black X89C, Paisley Print sib X Chocolates and Silk