TOPOGRAPHY (T. Johnson ’25)
TB Midseason-late 36” (91.5cm) Sweet fragrance.
Light salmon pink standards are echoed in the band around the rich rosy pink falls. The falls are extremely wide and overlapping. What really sets Topography apart from the others is its intensely ruffled and lightly laced flowers. Nice show stems are the norm.
Sdlg. TL163YY: TH55A: (Full Of Grace x Pick-Up Line) X Ballroom Belle

WAVE OF PASSION (T. Johnson ’25)
TB Late 36” (91.5cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
Deep golden yellow standards have a wide light yellow band. Falls are a very smooth lavender blue. The petals are so ruffled that the backs of the falls show their yellow color, giving the effect of a yellow band. Exquisitely formed and ruffled flowers make for a dreamy combination. A very beautiful flower for the late season.
Sdlg. TL40VV: Espionage X Dressed To The Nines

CORAL CHIPS (L. Miller ’25)
SDB Early-midseason 10” (25.5cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
Gorgeous coral to orange with pinker style arms and a touch of yellow at the hafts. Beards are brilliant coral to orange. Lovely color and form with three buds.
Sdlg. 2420C: 1918A: (Lovable Pink x 1514A: (6412A, lost cross x 310: (Fairy Jester x Pink Potion))) X 3515: (1411A: (Sun Spirit x Coral Caper) x 1411C: (Sun Spirit x Coral Caper))

PLAYFUL TUNE (L. Miller ’25)
IB Early-midseason 21” (53.5cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
Standards are light violet to orchid. Falls are deep violet with a pink rim. The pink haft area is speckled deep violet around the tangerine beard.
Sdlg. 3720E: 1916G, Flirty Dancing sib X Celtic Tartan

GODDESS OF THE RAINBOW (L. Miller ’25)
TB Midseason 36” (91.5cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
Brilliant golden yellow standards are echoed in the yellow hafts surrounding the orange beard on violet blue falls with a ruffled darker band. Super form, branching and bud count, and a favorite. Goddess Of The Rainbow received an EC in 2024 and won Best Seedling of the 2024 OTIS Show.
Sdlg. 3519B: 8314A: (Sharp Dressed Man x Serving Wench) X F. X. Schreiner

GOLD JEWELRY (P. Black '25)
BB Midseason-late 27” (68.5cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
A master craftsman created this bit of perfection. Perfectly formed ruffled flowers, perfect BB proportion, perfectly branched and budded stalks, and strong growth make this a primo selection. Flowers are deep gold with marigold beards that can be seen from across the garden.
Sdlg. CC127B: Spiced Apples X Z145I: (V385B: (First Lady Of Spring x Silver Ice) x V168A: (Coral Splendor x Simply Coral))

STARE INTO MY EYES (P. Black '25)
AB (OGB-) Late-very late 23” (58.5cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
Stare Into My Eyes makes a significant advancement in the buds and branching of quarter arilbred irises. It is a big favorite. Strong stalks have two well-spaced branches plus spur and 7-8 buds. It is vigorous and as easy to grow as other bearded irises. White standards have light yellow centers blended to wide white bands shot with light yellow veins. Falls have big purple signals irregularly blended into wide light amethyst bands. Because of its later bloom, you’ll be able to take it to a show.
Sdlg. CC140A: Heart Of Hearts X Casual Attire

BODACIOUS BEARD (P. Black '25)
BB Midseason-late 27” (68.5cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
There is no ignoring this exceptionally nice creation. Its big bushy mid marigold beards demand you stop and look. Standards and narrow band on white falls are mid gold. Perfectly proportioned show stalks have three branches and 9-10 buds. Near perfection. Exciting parentage.
Sdlg. CC127D: Spiced Apples X Z145I: (V385B: (First Lady Of Spring x Silver Ice) x V168A: (Coral Splendor x Simply Coral))

DAINTY BRIDE (P. Black '25)
SDB Late-very late 14” (35.5cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
It is another of my late blooming, multiple budded and branched SDBs. The flowers are a miniaturized version of Bride’s Halo. White flowers have narrow light yellow bands. Show stalks have three branches and 8-9 buds. Unheard of for a SDB. From two of my favorite varieties.
Sdlg. CC151F: Silver Ice X First Lady Of Spring

WAVES OF BLUE (P. Black '25)
SDB Midseason-late 14” (35.5cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
Pretty mid blue flowers have white mottled hafts and a dart at the end of each white beard brushed light yellow.
Sdlg. CC187B: Tourist Trap X Before The Dawn

GOLD RIPPLES (P. Black '25)
SDB Midseason-late 14” (35.5cm) Pronounced sweet fragrance.
Gold Ripples is one of the most vigorous and floriferous SDBs in the garden. Beautifully ruffled dark slate gold flowers are minimally plicata marked dark brown. Mid marigold beards brighten this more subtle flower.
Sdlg. CC201A: Foofaraw X Black AA190A, My Guy sib

EPILOGUE (P. Black '25)
SDB Early-midseason 13” (33cm) Pronounced sweet fragrance.
Epilogue is another iris people have been waiting for. It is from my long running attempt to put lace on SDBs. The fall edges of this pretty flower are serrated but not truly laced. It seems I may never hit the goal. Light pink standards have light gilt yellow bands. Light pink styles look out over falls having light-mid yellow hafts and wide blended band with pale flesh pink centers.
Sdlg. CC206A: Black Y235E: (Black U159A x V365D: (Acqua Di Rosa x Tic Tac Toe)) X Black AA188B, Low To The Ground sib

BIKINI (P. Black '25)
MDB Midseason 7” (18cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
What a cute little light and mid pink bitone with large dark pink beards. Bikini is a small but bright spot in the garden.
Sdlg. CC215A: Black Y261B, Extreme sib X Y258B, Before The Dawn sib

ATTENTION TO DETAIL (P. Black '25)
SDB Early-midseason 13” (33cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
This dark purple and white luminata is stunning. The white luminata patch demands your attention. You won’t walk past it without noticing it.
Sdlg. CC239A: Wow Gee Whiz X Black Z208F: (New Release x Black V296C, Cool Dude sib)

MAKE MINE PINK (P. Black '25)
SDB Midseason-late 13” (33cm) Slight musky fragrance.
These flowers are pink, pink and more pink. The clear pink is made possible by a white ground completely washed mid-light pink. Very round and ruffled blooms give as much viewing surface as possible for, what else, pink color.
Sdlg. CC245E: Z203A: (Sweet Pink x V235C: (R262A, Blazing Garnet pollen parent x Eye Of The Tiger)) X Y230A: (Kisses x V245A: (R237F, Lovable Pink sib x Portland Pink))

ZIPPY (P. Black '25)
SDB Early-midseason 11” (28cm) No fragrance.
Yellow and gold bands are the chic adornment now. Mid light salmon standards and falls are banded mid yellow. White beards are tipped coral. Colorful clumps are a standout in the garden.
Sdlg. CC246A: Z203A: (Sweet Pink x V235C: (R262A, Blazing Garnet pollen parent x Eye Of The Tiger)) X Little Band Of Gold

CHAOS MONKEYS (P. Black '25)
SDB Midseason-late 12” (30.5cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
Hold the presses. A riot is beginning. Chaos Monkeys are creating havoc. WOW! Impressive, big blindingly orange beards refuse to go unnoticed as they sit prominently on dark indigo blooms with light peach luminata patches and white style arms. Nothing else like it!
Sdlg. DD129E: Not My Circus X I'm In Love

TROPICAL (P. Black '25)
SDB Midseason-late 13” (33cm) Pronounced sweet fragrance.
What an amazing color. Standards are mid rosy pink becoming paler toward edges and rimmed light tan-gold. Mid rosy pink falls have light peach hafts veined mid rosy brown and rimmed light tan-gold. Big coral beards are a great adornment.
Sdlg. DD134A: Little Band Of Gold X BB226D, Neon Flash sib

FLAME OUT (P. Black '25)
SDB Early-midseason 12” (30.5cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
Flame Out is an awesome approach to red. The red ground of the ruffled standards is washed red-black. Super wide and perfectly ruffled falls are mid red with a deeper wash. The mid gold half-moon center is plicata mottled and sanded dark red-brown, and surrounds big mid marigold beards.
Sdlg. DD153A: AA220F: (W233B, See No Evil sib x Artist's Hand) X Artist's Hand

RUM AND RAISIN (P. Black '25)
SDB Early-midseason 13” (33cm) Pronounced sweet fragrance.
If you like earth tones, Rum And Raisin is for you. Standards are mid-light caramel tan. Multiple rings of color in the falls start with mid gold hafts with light tan plicata marks, then to a wide mid raisin band blended to mid gold bands. Muted mid marigold beards are a subtle contrast. YUM!
Sdlg. DD153D: AA220F: (W233B, See No Evil sib x Artist's Hand) X Artist's Hand