SUSPICIOUS MINDS (T. Johnson ’24)
TB Early-midseason 38” (97cm)
Slight sweet fragrance. Standards have a cream base color with deep yellow at the base. There is a violet flush in the center that then fades and becomes lemon veins, before culminating in a narrow light lemon-yellow band. Falls are a rich and plush deep mahogany red violet with a wide lavender band and narrow buff edge. A tall showstopper in the garden that has been a favorite since its maiden bloom. Sdlg. TL49A: Seasons In The Sun X Read My Mind

CLEVER GIRL (L. Miller ’24)
TB Late 35” (89cm)
Slight fragrance. She knows how to attract the men with her full body in medium peach pink. Her standards are nicely domed but still in giving you a peek of her feathered styles. Falls are a little paler which helps accent her big deep peach beards. 7 Buds!! Sdlg. 6217B: Pink Pincurls X Mind Changer

MAKE UP YOUR MIND (Black ’24)
TB Early-midseason 33” (84cm)
Sweet fragrance. This is one of the first broken color plicatas. Subsequent generations indicate it is an inheritable trait, so let the breeding begin. Nothing in the parentage indicates the possibility of broken color. About 1/3 of the seedlings from this cross were plicatas, about 1/3 were selfs, and about 1/3 were broken color plicatas. Well-branched stalks have 2 branches and a spur producing 7-9 blooms. Vigorous growth provides quick clumps. Intriguing to see each flower marked differently. Sdlg. AA84T: Come And Dance X Starry Starry Night

PRETTY SIGHT (Black ’24)
TB Early-midseason 34” (86.5cm)
Sweet fragrance. This taller sibling of ‘Make Up Your Mind’ is a very handsome traditional plicata in a lovely cornflower blue shade. It adds one more branch and a complement of 9-10 buds on show stalks. It too is a strong clean grower. Standards are a near solid cornflower blue with a buff wire edge. Falls have a white ground with cornflower dotting inside a more solid band, and then a complementary buff band. Sdlg. AA84X: Come And Dance X Starry Starry Night

BEAUTIFUL MIND (T. Johnson ’25)
TB Early-midseason 39” (99cm) Sweet fragrance.
Standards are a very light creamy yellow with a deep golden yellow center. Falls are creamy white with a nice lavender to violet band. The hafts are also touched a bit with lemon. This strong grower has excellent form and stems with lots of buds. It has been used extensively in hybridizing and has proven to be a quality parent. A standout iris!
Sdlg. TN232ZZ: Coat Of Many Colors X Just Wanting Attention

CARAMEL CRAVING (T. Johnson ’25)
IB Early-midseason 23” (58.5cm) Slight fragrance.
Deep golden yellow standards have a maroon flush in the center. Falls are deep gold with a large deep maroon spot in the center. I love this iris, such a dramatic and eye-catching pattern on a really solid garden plant.
Sdlg. TN317F: Searing Embers X Mind Blowing

MAROON MAJESTY (T. Johnson ’25)
IB Early-midseason 25” (63.5cm) Slight fragrance.
Medium maroon red standards and edge on deep black cherry to black falls with a yellow beard. Such a classy IB with nice branching and buds.
Sdlg. TN317A: Searing Embers X Mind Blowing

SODALICIOUS (T. Johnson ’25)
IB Early-midseason 26” (66cm) Slight fragrance.
Golden yellow standards rise above deep black cherry red falls with a wide lighter band and orange beards. Absolutely stunning color combination on nice proportionate stems.
Sdlg. TN317D: Searing Embers X Mind Blowing

VARIATION ON A THEME (P. Black '25)
TB Midseason-late 33” (84cm) Slight musky fragrance.
This theme includes several medians and I. aphylla in the parentage. I’m excited when I can add more diversity in a cross. As I like to say, “More is more.” The blending, shades, and patterning of blue bring to mind the ever-changing skies. Standards are mid-dark blue blending to mid-light blue toward edges. Inky dark blue falls blend to wide light blue bands. Two-toned beards are a fun accent. Moderately sized flowers are carried on three branches having 9-10 buds.
Sdlg. BB161E: Y170C, Stardust Evening sib X Z145H: (V385B: (First Lady Of Spring x Silver Ice) x V168A: (Coral Splendor x Simply Coral))

BAKER’S SECRET (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB Early-midseason 36” (91cm)
Sweet fragrance Standards have an interesting blend of yellow and violet that creates a very rich brownish confection. The color reminds me of a dark cinnamon bun dripping with sweet frosting. Falls are a with the faintest of lavender overlaid then with a deep golden yellow haft and band. Baker’s Secret is absolutely amazing in clump!! Sdlg. TN27QQ: Artificial Intelligence sib.

BLIZZARD WARNING (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB early-midseason 37” (94cm)
Slight fragrance When we are faced the daunting task of naming iris each year we often put a picture up on the screen and say out loud the first thing that comes to our mind. I instantaneously said “Blizzard Warning”, it just has the wintery blizzard sort of look. White standards sit atop white falls that are washed in bluish purple with white ray lines and light lavender edge. A very pretty color and pattern that certainly gets a lot of notice in the field. Sdlg TN223C: This Is Crazy sib X Just Between Us sib

COMPLETE OPPOSITE (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB Early-midseason 38” (97cm)
Slight fragrance What can we say about this one? Contrast certainly comes to mind! Deep blue purple standards sit atop cinnamon brown falls. Tall stems with lightly ruffled flowers have carrying power out the kazoo! Holy cow does this one make a statement, it is the iris that garden visitors most often tell me about, it seems to imprint! Certainly unique and won’t be mistaken for anything else! Stems and branching are good, the flowers are not as wide and ruffled as I usually like, but certainly adequate. Sdlg. TN13A: Mood Ring by unknown seedling

COMEDY CENTRAL (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB Early-midseason 37” (94cm)
Sweet fragrance Standards are the faintest of oyster blue with violet and pink washed centers. Falls are a rich mauve with a deep reddish purple washed central fall spot. Beards are burnt orange. We just love the colors of this iris and it is illustrated so well in a dramatic pattern. Nice stems with plenty of buds. Sdlg. TO238A: For The Ages X Suspicious Minds

DISCO PARTY (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB Early-midseason 38” (97cm)
Slight fragrance This beauty certainly reminds me of a wild disco party. Clean medium lemon-yellow standards are the perfect match for the wildly patterned falls. Falls can best be described as having a large canary yellow sunburst center. Then as we move down the petal there is a lavender to maroon wash that is then encircled with a lemon band. Nice tall well branched stems carry the well-formed flowers with pride screaming look at me! Sdlg. TM141B: Color Wheel X unknown

FRAME OF MIND (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB Early-midseason 37” (94cm)
Slight fragrance Standards are a light icy lavender white with pink and light lavender infused centers. Falls are eggshell to white with a wide peach pink band and haft. Very nicely formed and ruffled flowers are carried on good show stems. A very pleasing and elegant iris. Sdlg. TN91ZZ: Paradise Sunset X TJ164A, Precious Thing sib

GOING CONCERN (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB Early-midseason 38” (97cm)
Sweet fragrance Another iris with a distinctive and complicated color scheme. Standards are a very light yellow with deeper lemon and pink blended centers and lighter edge with lemon veins. Falls have a large yellow sunburst pattern in the center then becoming a very pronounced deep burgundy and finally a precise wide lavender blue band. A very striking and unique flower. Makes a startling clump. Sdlg TN232YY: Beautiful Mind sib

SCATTERSHOT DOTS (Paul Black 26)
TB Midseason-Late 30” (76cm)
Pronounced sweet fragrance Here’s another in the limited realm of the strange broken color plicatas. Each flower is patterned differently. Typically marked standards have light buttercream ground with dark charcoal purple heavily plicata sanded center and dark charcoal purple rib and wide band. White falls have light yellow variably sized hafts and irregular broken color segments of wine to purple dotting and sanding and narrow dark wine plic band. Sdlg. EE25A: Black AA84W, Make Up Your Mind X Wild About You

MOONLIT NIGHT (Thomas Johnson ’26)
BB Early-midseason-late 27” (68cm)
Slight sweet fragrance Beautiful, floriferous and a strong grower are words that immediately come to mind when I think of Moonlit Night. Good stems and buds make it a true winner. Sdlg TO148B: Cosmic sib