BUSY AS A BEE (Paul Black '22)
SDB Late-Very Late 15” (38cm)
Pronounced sweet fragrance It is a crazy quilt of plicata color and pattern. Butter standard centers have slate violet plic dotting and blend to wide brass-gold bands. Yellow to cream falls have descending plic marks of rust, garnet and light violet then banded brass gold.
Sdlg. I Go Crazy X Crack Me Up

BYZANTINE ROMANCE (Paul Black '22
AB (OGB-) Midseason-Late 25” (63cm)
No fragrance Stalks with two branches have six buds. Simple pale lilac flowers have darker orchid signals and are accented with showy light marigold beards.
Sdlg. Byzantine Ruby X Black V183C: (Grace and Charm x Black P92B: (Lady of the Night x Paul Black)

CHER’S FANCY IDEA (Paul Black '22)
IB Early-Midseason 26” (66cm)
Slight spicy fragrance It is a lovely luminata from two excellent parents. Dusky rose standards blend lighter to light yellow bands. White luminata patches on mid purple blended falls are splashed with pretty marigold beards.
Sdlg. AA175B: Cher’s Delight X Fancy Idea

CHILD (Paul Black '22)
SDB Midseason-Late 14” (36cm)
Pronounced sweet fragrance ‘Child’ is the beginning of a new color pattern of pink and yellow bi-colors. Mid pink standards sit atop light yellow falls washed pale pink then decorated with half tangerine and half soft lavender beards. Very pretty.
Sdlg. AA240C: Black T255A, Festive Bow pollen parent X Platitude

CONTEMPLATE (Paul Black '22)
SDB Midseason-Late 14” (36cm)
Slight musky fragrance SDB plicatas continue to evolve. ‘Contemplate’ brings reverse yellow plicatas into being. Butter standards have wide dark khaki plicata bands. White falls have plicata bands of mid violet and narrowly banded mid khaki. Unusual light blue luminata type patch on each side of beards. Can be used to create reverse bi-color plicatas.
Sdlg. AA242F: Black X277A: (Black T271H, Spring Is Here sib X Little Bit Of Lace

DANCE WITH THE DEVIL (Paul Black '22)
MTB Midseason-Late 24” (61cm)
No fragrance It’s vivid magenta cloak with vivid tangerine beards might lead you astray. Be careful. Nicely branched and budded stalks are tinted purple.
Sdlg. AA159A: Flirtin’ Skirts X Black Y192A: (Black U68B: (Date with Destiny x Unknown) x Night Spirit) tetraploid

DARE YOU (Paul Black '22)
SDB Midseason-Late 14” (36cm)
Slight musky fragrance Flawless ruffled flowers are dark charcoal wine blended to slightly lighter fall borders. Richly saturated beards are purple overlaid dark sienna. So nice!
Sdlg. AA242D, Contemplate sib

DING-A-LING (Paul Black '22)
IB Midseason-Late 25” (63cm)
Pronounced spicy fragrance This purple and white plicata with darker wine hafts is perfection of flower size, form and proportion of stalk which has 2-3 branches and 8-10 buds. Showy clumps.
Sdlg. AA277C: Midnight Velvet X Lap of Luxury

DOTTING EVERY EYE (Paul Black '22)
AB (OGB-) Midseason-Late 22” (56cm)
No fragrance This is one of the rare instances of an arilbred-median producing a single viable seed. Better yet, the pollen parent is a reblooming TB. Yellow styles peer from inside globular white standards. Cinnamon lines and dots cover yellow falls and finished with a darker cinnamon signal. Two branches and 4-5 buds. Limited fertility.
Sdlg. V351A: Brash and Bold X Black S142BR, Triple Dip sib

FLUFFY KITTY (Paul Black '22)
IB Midseason-Late 25” (63cm)
Pronounced sweet fragrance. This sparkling white glaciata with bright yellow hafts and marigold beards shimmers in the sun. Clumps are packed with stalks having 2 branches and 5-6 buds.
Sdlg. AA170C, Impressive sib

GRAPE MOON (Paul Black '22)
SDB Early-Midseason 15” (38cm)
Slight sweet fragrance. Light pink standards top peachy pink falls adorned with half-moon slate violet spots and light apricot hafts then finished with peachy tangerine beards.
Sdlg. Z205G: Black V279A: (Black S289D, Oh So Sweet sib x Riveting) X Black X255 sib: (Pawn x involved)

HOLD ON TIGHT (Paul Black '22)
SDB Midseason-Light 13” (33cm)
Slight sweet fragrance. Clump power is taking off. Mid slate violet standards color is repeated in a wide band around dark grape blended falls. Tangerine beards are nestled in a nest of white rays.
Sdlg. Z228D: Black W260A: (Crank It Up x Black S320C, Mister Mistoffelees sib) X Black V279A: (Black S289D, Oh So Sweet sib x Riveting)

LAST OF THE WINE (Paul Black '22)
BB Midseason-Late 26” (66cm)
Slight spicy fragrance. Here is another stop along the way to redder TBs. ‘Morning Show’ has shown in median breeding the ability produce quite red offspring and so I incorporated it into the TBs. ‘Last of the Wine’ is a mid and dark garnet bi-tone that leans well into red. Nicely branched and budded stalks.
Sdlg. Z58B: Hi Love X Black V170A: (Morning Show x Black P24B, Hi Love pollen parent

LATE NIGHT KISS (Paul Black '22)
IB Midseason-Late 22” (56cm)
Slight musky fragrance. Need a little dramatic passion? ‘Late Night Kiss’ generates loads. Just a bit of cream ground shows on these dark beetroot standards with interior being cream with dark beetroot plicata bands. White to cream falls have very dark beetroot plicata bands. Hafts have widely spaced black veins and dart at ends of black-brown beards. Compact heavily ruffled flowers show beautifully on stalks with 2 branches and spur.
Sdlg. Z167D: Black U194G, Peppito sib X Cat Tales

LITTLE PIGGY (Paul Black '22)
SDB Midseason-Late 14” (36cm)
Slight sweet fragrance. Fat, round, ruffled and pink, this ‘Little Piggy’ is ready to go to market. Peachy pink standards blend to butter margins. Wide mid pink falls are edged in gilt yellow and decorated with shrimp pink beards.
Sdlg. AA215A: Festive Bow X (Black Y261 sib: (Black V271A, Soft Blend pollen parent x Black V244A, Running Bare pollen parent)

LUMISTREAK (Paul Black '22)
IB Early-Midseason 27” (69cm)
Pronounced spicy fragrance. Yes, it is a broken color luminata. Mid beetroot standards blend to butter margins and are randomly streaked white. Dark wine falls transition to bright yellow luminata patches and are rimmed gilt gold. Yellow and white broken color streaks add a mischievous note. It won’t be overlooked.
Sdlg. AA177A: Jolly X Belle Fille

PICTURE ME (Paul Black '22)
MTB Early-Midseason 24” (61cm)
Slight sweet fragrance. Gently waved light to mid pink blooms have widely spaced deeper mauve veins over falls and are accented with tangerine beards. Pretty clumps.
Sdlg. AA162E: Black X189B: (Black T171E, Casual Attire pollen parent sib x Bundle of Love) X Black Y198A, I Feel Enchanting sib tetraploid

QUITE BRIGHT (Paul Black '22)
MTB Midseason-Late 25” (63cm)
Pronounced spicy fragrance. It is also quite white embellished with yellow veined hafts. Very pretty form. Well-branched stalks and plenty of buds. Makes showy clumps.
Sdlg. Y191M: Perfectly Composed sib tetraploid

RED EYE FLIGHT (Paul Black '22)
AB (OGB-) Midseason-Late 22” (56cm)
No fragrance. Standards are mid red-violet with random garnet patches particularly on outer third. Mid garnet washed over terracotta bases have large dark red-brown signals surrounding dark brown beards. Makes bright and cheery clumps.
Sdlg. AA146C, Lucky Roll sib

RUSH TO GLORY (Paul Black '22)
SDB Midseason-Late 14” (36cm)
Pronounced spicy fragrance. Super round and ruffled flowers are mid slate violet-blue. Large maroon fall spots have irregular darted edges. Wide marigold beards are surrounded by white darts veined dark maroon. Very classy.
Sdlg. Z228E, Hold on Tight sib