GUSSIED UP (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid 35” (89cm)
Stark white standards with a slight lavender wash in the center. Falls are a deep rich purple with white lines and a white rim. Gold style crests show through between the standards providing a nice contrast. Orange red beards add to the effect. Very showy and a garden visitor favorite. Strong growth and good stems add to the appeal.
Sdlg. TJ224A, sib to Thundering Applause.

HEADLINE NEWS (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Early 30” (76cm)
Wow is what I always say when I see this one bloom. The flowers are large and very dramatic. Lavender standards with a slightly darker infusion in the midrib. Falls are a very deep plush purple black with a very ruffled lavender band and then a thin deep purple wire edge. The beards are a brilliant orange. A very clean brilliant contrast. Makes startling clumps!! Highly recommended.
Sdlg TI169ZZ: sib to Higher Love X Twilight Rhapsody.

HEAT OF THE MOMENT (T.Johnson ’20)
TB Midseason 34” (86cm)
Very rich oxblood red self with nice orange beard. Super strong grower and nice well branched and budded show stalks, inherited from its pod parent Sharp Dressed Man. Really makes a stunning clump.
Sdlg TJ84B Sharp Dressed Man X Iconic

KISSED BY AN ANGEL (T. Johnson ’18)
TB Late 34” (86cm)
Very pale blue white standards and edge on falls that are overlaid with med. Lavender blue. Falls have central violet blue lines radiating out from around blue tipped orange beard. Beautiful form and ruffles on well branched stalks carrying up to 9 buds. Very classy looking and much admired by visitors.
Sdlg. TG68C: (Hysteria x (Let’s Romp sib. x Mango Daiquiri sib.)) X Haunted Heart

MAKING A SCENE (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Midseason 35” (89cm)
Icy white standards with green veining up the midrib. Falls are white with gold veined hafts and gold and purple blended veins on either side of the beard. Then there is almost a complete white bar across the falls which transitions into purple lines and wash and finally a light lemon edge. A very complex color pattern indeed. Even the beard is different. The hairs are white at the base then orange and finally red at the tips. Nice branching and strong growth and 8 buds. A favorite seedling of mine for the last few years. Very distinctive and won’t be confused with anything else.
Sdlg TI63A READ BETWEEN THE LINES X HAVING A PARTY

MY FAIR CHER (P. Black ‘20)
SDB Early- Midseason 14” (36cm)
Such beauty is exhibited by this pristine white glaciata with lime lines over standards. Falls have light yellow hafts and silvery texture veins. Orange to white beards are a nice splash of color.
Sdlg. X250D: Graceful X Dramedy

MYSTIC ART (T. Johnson ’19)
TB Late 38” (97cm)
Medium pink Standards and edge on rose to lavender pink falls. Strange violet tipped orange beards add to the interest. Hard to convey the beauty of this one in a photo. Garden visitors often commented on their love for it.
Sdlg. TH35C: Hold Me Now X Friendly Advice.

NEW TWIST (P. Black ‘20)
SDB Early- Midseason 13” (33cm)
Its form isn’t what I’d like but the color is like none other. Light yellow standards open wide to show peach styles. Light pink falls blend to cream and have narrow gold bands. Cute pink beards.
Sdlg. Y259B: V271A: (Orange Obsession x T219C, Meticulous pod parent sib) X V237B: (R262B, Blazing Garnet pollen parent sib x Lovable Pink sib)

NIGHT WHISPERS (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Midseason 34” (86cm)
Medium wine-red Standards over deep black cherry falls with smoldering saturated orange beards. Fantastic wide show stems with plenty of buds make NIGHT WHISPERS a smashing sensation.
Sdlg TJ84D Sib to Heat of the Moment

OPEN HEART (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Midseason 33” (84cm)
Cream Standards are flushed and washed pink and lavender. Falls have a peach to orange haft area and slightly lighter fall edge. Deep purple diffused lines radiate from below the beards to near petals edge. Even the beards are a strange blend of coral pink to lavender. A lovely color combination that is hard to describe.
Sdlg TJ226A TG179A:(GET RHYTHM X TC143A:(TX64EE:(T101A:(NOTORIOUS x GOLDKIST) x JERSEY BOUNCE) x GIRL GONE WILD)) X TG160D:(LEAVE ME BREATHLESS SIB).

ORANGE TEMPTATION (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Midseason 35” (89cm)
Deep peach to orange Standards and slightly lighter falls with brilliant orange beards. Lovely branched stalks carry nicely formed flowers. Very pretty and elegant in the garden.
Sdlg TJ81B ILLUSIONIST X GIMMER OF HOPE

PALOMA BLANCA (T. Johnson ’19)
TB Late 36” (91cm)
Sweet fragrance. Paloma Blanca is Spanish for white dove. Icy blue white standards and faint blended edge on white falls. Nice red orange beards are tipped blue white. Beautiful form with good lacing on the petal edges. Super clean grower with strong show stems carrying 8 buds. A very classy iris to close the season.
Sdlg. TG225YY: Sib. to Crystal Symphony.

PARTY CITY (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Early 32” (81cm)
Golden-orange and salmon blended Standards; Falls have an orange ground overlaid with deep wide red violet lines becoming more solid violet towards edge. The falls are then encircled with an orange band. We have worked on the lined pattern for some time and PARTY CITY has one of the widest fullest formed flowers we have produced to date. Very large flowers and a joy to behold.
Sdlg TI47A Escape from Boredom X Insaniac

PAUL BLACK (T.Johnson '03)
TB Mid-Late 42" (107 cm)
SHOW STALKS! Strong growth. Lovely perfume. Medium dark purple blue; beards dark orange; pronounced spicy fragrance. Winner of Dykes Medal 2010.

PERFECT LOOK (T. Johnson ’20)
SDB Midseason 13” (33cm)
Medium Lavender blue standards and rim on deep magenta falls. White beards with orange hair tips are set off with a small white dart below the beard. A very classy sib to Wowzie.
Sdlg TJ22B

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.

PUMPKINS (L. Miller ’20)
SDB Midseason 10” (25.5cm)
Pumpkin orange standards and edge on maroon falls. Nice form!
Sdlg 1013 (Bright x One of a Kind sib.) X (Fission Chips x One of a Kind Sib.)

SEARING EMBERS (T. Johnson ’20)
SDB Late 12” (30.5cm)
Golden yellow Standards, and rim on rich mahogany falls. Glowing saturated orange beards. Bright and beautiful flowers borne in profusion on robust clumps.
Sdlg TH190C TD244B:(GOLDEN RING SIB. X CAPICHE) X TD249B:(TA121G:(GOLDEN RING SIB) x CAPICHE)

SHARP DRESSED MAN (T.Johnson '10)
TB Early Midseason 36” (91cm)
He’s tall, dark and handsome and draws the eye of anyone walking by. Only the finest clothes will do for this Sharp Dressed Man. Standards are iridescent mid purple. Elegantly ruffled purple black falls have a velvety texture and slightly lighter rim. Only someone so confident could get by with such an outrageous orange tie. Show stalks with 3-4 branches and 10-12 buds help insure a superior garden performance. Robust, healthy growth. Colors are exceptionally clear.
Sdlg. TZ58A: Paul Black X Saturn. A fantastic iris that blooms heavily with show stalks galore and is consistently good year to year. Wister Medal; First runner up to the Dykes 2017.

SHOCKAHOLIC (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Early 30” (76cm)
Light pink standards are overlaid light orange and have deeper orange veins in center and peach band. Falls are a rich deep burnt orange with fully saturated tangerine beards. I wish the branching was a bit wider and the stems a bit taller but the color is dynamite, simply nothing like it!! Always stops visitors to the garden in their tracks!
Sdlg TI249A HANDFUL OF MAGIC X Blyth W75-1:(T201-1: (R89-2: (N245-3: ALPINE HARMONY SIB) x (O228-4: (L133-7: I’M DREAMING) x L304-1: PLATINUM CLASS SIB)) x (R38-1: (P109-1: WICKED WOMAN x POPSTAR) x (P20-1: WEDDING BELLE x STARRING))) X ?)