PET PROJECT (T. Johnson ’20)
SDB Late 15” (38cm)
Medium bisque pink Standards, hafts and edge on cream falls. Very large bushy blue frosted beards set the flowers ablaze. Flashy and fun!
Sdlg TJ31A FAB LIFE X OH WOW

POUNCE (T. Johnson ’18)
AB median Midseason 22” (56cm)
Light lavender to white standards. Falls are very light yellow with large rust red signal patch around yellow beard. Showy yellow style crests complete the picture. Very showy!
Sdlg. TH178E: Sib to Dubai X Parade Lap.

PUERTO VALLARTA (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Early 36” (91cm)
Puerto Vallarta the iris kind of reminds me of the beautiful sunsets over the ocean on the beach in Puerto Vallarta, thus the name. Brilliant golden yellow standards. Falls have dark yellow hafts that blend to a lighter lemon wash and finally deepening to a mustard yellow edge. Salmon shadings are deeper at the haft becoming a blended wash inside the yellow edge. There is also a large white patch below the intensely saturated yellow/orange beards. A very consistent garden performer with show stems and 9 buds. An easy and strong grower that really adds a bright spot of color in the garden. Super!!
Sdlg TJ103YY: In the News X Dressed to the Nines.

QUE SERA SERA (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Late 32” (81cm)
Light lemon-yellow infused pink standards, flushed heavier in the centers. Lavender and rose blended falls with deeper texture veins and lemon buff edge. Large gorgeous ruffled form. Not a color for everyone but one that I love and look forward to seeing each year. Definitely unique!
Sdlg TG68ZZ TC339A:(HYSTERIA x ARE WE IN LOVE) X HAUNTED HEART (Sib to last years Champagne Dream)

ROLLING IN THE DEEP (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid-Late 33” (84cm)
Medium grape standards and edge on deep violet falls. Flowers are large, full and beautifully ruffled. A very nice addition to the purple iris palette. The strange rust to almost brown beards add a bit of mystery. Very classy indeed!!
Sdlg TI240ZZ: Blyth V122-1: (Hysteria x Haunted Heart) X Blyth V196-1: ((Florentine Silk x Decadence) x Haunted Heart).

SHIMMY SHAKE (T. Johnson ’19)
AB quarter bred. Early 16” (41cm)
Purple Standards with faint darker veins. Falls are rosy violet with a large black signal that becomes red at the signal edge.
Sdlg. TH177B: Unknown parentage.

SHOUT IT OUT LOUD (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Early 37” (94cm)
Icy blue white standards are slightly darker in the center. Falls are a deep indigo blue purple with lighter lavender band and then a purple wire rim. Short white rays radiate out from around either side of orange beards. Large blooms on show stems on very floriferous and long blooming clumps. Very bold!!
TJ137YY: Shine on Me Sunshine X Dressed to the Nines

SMASHING SENSATION (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid 35” (89cm)
Oyster standards with lemon infusions throughout. Falls are a purple and violet blend with a wide light lavender band. Large ruffled and extremely showy blooms make this a very decadent looking confection. Nicely branched and budded. Extremely showy!!
Sdlg TJ231B: When Doves Cry X Dressed to the Nines

SNAPSHOT (T.Johnson '08)
TB Early-Midseason 32” (81cm)
Snapshot may be short of stature but you won’t overlook the powerful presence of its bright colors in your garden. Blazing yellow-gold standards continue as large sunbursts etched onto centers of mahogany-red falls. Mahogany veins radiate over sunbursts. Zingy gold beards amplify the sunburst effect. Growth is strong and robust. Stalks have two branches and 7 buds.
WISTER MEDAL; Runner up to the Dykes '16 and '17.
Sdlg. TW6C: Bold Vision X Next Millennium.

SPLASH OUT (P. Black '21)
TB Early-Midseason 31” (79cm)
You’ll be ready to ‘Splash Out’ for this bold beauty. Mid-light smoky mulberry standards are widely banded light tan and rimmed gilt gold. Near black lines of expansive falls are overlaid velvety darkest burgundy and decorated with ruffled rose bands. Startling large tangerine beards are flanked with butter hafts veined dark garnet. Well-branched stalks have 4 branches and 8-9 buds. May rebloom in warmer climates.
Sdlg. Y32CR, Autumn Jewel sib

STRAWBERRY BLISS (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid 34” (86cm)
Pink standards; falls are medium rosy pink in the center forming a deeper rosy pink blended band. Beautifully ruffled and even lightly laced petal edges on well-formed flowers carried on good stalks. Strawberry Bliss is a good grower and makes a beautiful clump. The flowers do fade with age but are still very lovely. Large shrimp pink beards certainly add to the attraction. One that has been much admired. Beautiful!!
Sdlg: TJ147A: In the Moment sib X (Poster Girl x Cameo Minx).

STRIKE A CHORD (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid-Late 34” (86cm)
Medium lavender standards are darker at the edge. Falls are a deep lavender purple with a very wide and ruffled medium lavender band. Yellow orange beards are tipped lavender. If you are into the dramatic this certainly fits the bill. Spectacular in clump with an abundance of large ruffled flowers on show stems. Strike a Chord is a sister to Read My Mind and Break My Heart.
Sdlg: TJ252E: Dressed to the Nines X When Doves Cry.

TABOO (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid 35” (89cm)
Light lemon-yellow standards are washed and veined a darker lemon. Falls are a medium lavender blue with a dark maroon wash, deepening at the hafts. A lighter lavender fall band and center belly stripe that extends from below the beard to the petals edge completes the pattern. Super strong growth with large showy flowers on nice show stems. A longer season of bloom was also noted in the field this year.
Sdlg TI83ZZ: ((Sirocco Mist x Dinner Talk) x Carnival Capers) X Twilight Rhapsody.

TREASURE BAY (T. Johnson ’19)
TB Late 37” (94cm)
Icy blue white standards. Falls have blue white centers then a light to med. Lavender violet wash ending in a ruffled clean ice white edge. Beautifully large full formed flowers are heavily ruffled and a bit pleated in the falls. Good show stems with up to 9 buds.
Sdlg. TG62A: Don’t Stop Believing X Haunted Heart.

UNTAMED GLORY (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid 28” (71cm)
Untamed Glory is a novelty iris. It very consistently has six falls and no standards, but instead of going completely flat they hold in the shape of a magnolia bloom. It is very reminiscent in form of a very old cultivar by Opal Brown called Pink Magnolia. A clump of Untamed Glory will completely cover itself with these large ruffled salmon pink flowers with irregular white broken color. Definitely an iris for those who love the novelties.
Sdlg TI225YY: Blyth W75, pollen parent of Beachy Queen, X Blyth W68-4: (Heart of Dreams sib x Stay Stylish pollen parent) X Chasing Destiny

VOULEZ-VOUS (T.Johnson ‘15)
TB Midseason-Late 34” (86cm)
If you’re a connoisseur of flat irises, then you’re going to love ‘Voulez-Vous’. Six consistently flat falls are lavender with a darker maroon wash and darker texture veins. There are no standards. Buffy peach styles create pretty contrast in their centers. Growth is strong and vigorous. Show stalks are the norm. Large blooms have been consistently flat over 6 years of evaluation. It should be an easy winner at shows.
Sdlg. TC342D: Credentials sib X Full Disclosure

WATER WALTZ (T.Johnson ‘14)
TB Late 36” (91cm)
As one would expect from this parentage, ‘Water Waltz’ has large flowers with plenty of undulating ruffles. Standards are clear mid blue with falls slightly lighter and beards unobtrusive blue white. Strong show Stalks are the norm.
Sdlg. TC10B: Merchant Marine X Abiqua Falls

WHIRL AND SPARKLE (P. Black ‘18)
TB Early-Midseason 34” (86cm)
These large ruffled blooms will add a sparkling splash of color to your garden. Tight, classic form insures these beauties will be with you come rain or shine. Show stalks have 3 branches plus a rebranch and 8-9 buds.
Sdlg. V135D: Countess sib

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