FRESH MORNING SHOWER (P. Black '21)
TB Early-Midseason 35” (89cm)
Let your nose delight in the freshness of a morning shower. Full formed and ruffled white blooms have standards widely banded with clean mid blue wash and darker stitching that is echoed in the mid blue styles. Falls have narrow light lilac rouged bands plic stitched darker. It declares the arrival of spring. Sturdy stalks have 4 branches plus a rebranch and spur creating 10-14 buds. There is a prominent spicy fragrance.
Sdlg. Y155A, Dot Dash Dot sib

GAY ROMANCE (P. Black ‘20)
BB Late- Very Late 27” (69cm)
You’re sure to fall in love with this richly saturated reverse purple amoena with tangerine beards. Stalks have 2 branches and 7 buds. Striking clumps.
Sdlg. Y130A: V118A, Only the Shadow Knows sib X W116C: (S158A: (Bubblicious x Q6A: (Dearie x Drifting Bubbles)) x Lost World)

HAPPY DAYDREAM (P. Black '21)
TB Midseason-Late 33” (84cm)
Imagine laying in a lush green meadow with the warmth of the sun lulling you into a ‘Happy Daydream’. These tightly formed mid yellow blooms have just enough ruffling to give them a bouncy lift. Darker gold texture veins descend the falls. Strong show stalks have 3 branches and spur providing 9-10 buds. Its strong spicy fragrance is a plus.
Sdlg. X10B: Beauty Becomes Her X Haunted Heart.

HEADSHOT (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Midseason 33” (84cm)
Brilliant canary yellow self with very deep, wide black cherry fall band. Beards are orange blending to yellow at the tip. A super strong contrast of colors between the yellow petals and the fall band. The flowers have full rounded and overlapping form on nicely branched stems. Very showy and notable in the garden.
Sdlg TI151A TE13A:(GYPSY LORD x TC196A:(TZ119B:(PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS x RIO) x TW19A:((DUDE RANCH x BOLD VISION) x SNAPSHOT SIB)) X TE7B:(HARD TO RESIST SIB).

HEART OF HEARTS (P. Black ‘15)
AB Mid-Late 24” (61cm)
Easy to grow 1/4 arilbred. Two branches and 5 buds. Superb aril type signal. Very limited fertility.
William Mohr Medal 2021
Sdlg. T132C: Gaudy is Good sib X Silent Sentry

HEY LOOK AT ME (P. Black 21)
SDB Midseason-Late 12” (30cm)
The color demands you look. Vivid yellow gold standards flushed apricot stand open enough to reveal mid apricot styles. Burnished apricot falls blend to gold edges and are set afire with big, brilliant orange beards. Clumps scream, “Hey Look At Me”.
Sdlg. Y225B: T208B: (Mostly Sunny x Graceful) X V271A: (Orange Obsession x T219C, Meticulous pod parent sib).

HEY LOOK ME OVER (P. Black '21)
TB Early-Midseason 31” (79cm)
How about two thumbs up for visual impact in the landscape! Standards and styles are bright mid gold. A wide lighter tan gold blended band surrounds ruffled mid-dark mahogany falls. White hafts are veined dark mahogany. Beards are marigold. Stalks have 3 branches and 7-9 buds. Interesting plicata heritage. Strong growth.
Sdlg. Y36B: Spice Trader X Around the Sun

HOT ORANGE (P. Black ‘19)
MDB Early-Midseason 7.5” (19cm)
Hot orange blooms cover these vigrous plants. Minimal darker burnt orange plic sanding surrounds big orange beards.
Sdlg. X311B: Peppito X Lovable Pink

HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY (P. Black ‘20)
IB Early-Late 24” (61cm)
This exuberant IB has rampant growth and explodes with color from all the flowers. Pale peach styles peek out from mid purple standards. Dark purple falls have light peach luminata patches surrounding vivid orange beards. Falls have irregular light peach broken color streaks. Two branches plus spur provide 7 buds and a very long bloom season. Fertile IB.
Sdlg. X190A: House of Cards X V322A, involved SDB

I BROKE IT (P. Black ‘18)
TB Early-Midseason 35” (89cm)
‘I Broke It’ but please don’t fix it. This broken color beauty has about everything; big ruffled form, tall show stalks and vigorous growth.
Sdlg. V100D: Die Laughing X (Claim to Fame x Advantage)

I DREAMED A DREAM (P. Black ‘20)
SDB Late-Very Late 15.5” (39cm)
And the dream is a very late blooming SDB with multiple branches spaced to allow all flowers to open freely. It’s now reality. Iridescent mid purple standards shine above purple black falls with white rays around burnt orange beards. Two branches plus spur have 6-7 buds. Excellent parent.
Sdlg. Y211B: long & involved

I FEEL ENCHANTING (P. Black ‘20)
MTB Midseason-Late 26” (66cm)
Great color and form. Light lilac standards blend to buff. Mid lilac falls have buff sanded veins around tangerine beards and silver rims. Four branches plus spur carry 10-14 buds.
Sdlg. Y198C: long & involved

I'M NOT STABLE (Black ‘20)
TB Early-Midseason 32” (81cm)
It’s much more fun to be a little wild and crazy and a bit mixed up. This broken color type will liven up your garden. Pale buff pink standards are randomly splashed mid lilac. Mid peach style crests are streaked lilac. Mid buff peach falls are randomly streaked from dark purple to light red purple. Hafts can be mid pink to butter. Each flower is different. Strong growth provides stalks with 2-3 branches and 7-9 buds. If you check out the second photo the color is not quite right but it shows the form so much better.
Sdlg. Y113A: V100C, I Broke It sib X W43A: (R100C: (Circle of Light x Ballet Performance) x Big Break)

IT’S A SMALL WORLD (P. Black ‘16)
SDB Midseason-Late 12” (30cm)
Minimal plicata. Fabulous pink styles and tangerine beards. Unique for sure!
Sdlg. U206E: Fun In The Sun X (Total Denial sib x My Cher sib)

KISS THE FROG (P. Black ‘18)
BB Early-Midseason 26” (66cm)
How about an alluring update on the perennial favorite ‘Jungle Shadows’? It isn’t as dark and brooding as ‘Jungle Shadows’ but it still possesses that mysterious ambiance. ‘KISS THE FROG’ is part of my program to create green/turquoise BBs and TBs.
Sdlg. W129B: Lost World X (Ink Patterns x Alberta Clipper)

LET’S TALK (P. Black '21)
SDB Early-Midseason 13” (33cm)
Definitely not the usual violet and white plicata. There is an interesting dialog between the redder dark plum standards and the white falls widely plicata banded mid violet blue with red plum hafts. Big golden beards end with a neat lilac shadow.
Sdlg. Y287A: Tourist Trap X W282A: (T245B: (Q85A: (Ghost Ship x O334 charcoal sib, Fido sib) x R287A, Mesa Sunrise sib) x S324F, Notation sib)

LITTLE BAND OF GOLD (P. Black ‘20)
SDB Early-Midseason 13” (33cm)
Nothing else like it! It was a favorite from its first bloom. Mid sulfur yellow standards are blushed orange. Mid orange falls are narrowly banded bright yellow and set ablaze with big red orange beards.
Sdlg. Y250H, Peach Puff sib

LONG AND WINDING ROAD (P. Black ‘20)
MTB Early-Midseason 18” (46cm)
The result of this trip is a simply formed, demure flower with mid pink standards and peach falls with tangerine pink beards. Stalks with 2 branches and 2 spurs produce 8-9 buds. Very pretty.
Sdlg. Y190B: long & involved

LUSCIOUSOCITY (P. Black ‘19)
BB Midseason-Late 27.5” (70cm)
This classically formed pastel confection will have your mouth watering. Pale peach pink standards are edged butter cream. Strongly flared greenish cream falls have white centers surrounding soft tangerine beards beneath peach styles. Show stalks have 3 branches and 8-10 buds.
Sdlg. X129C: Lightly Buttered X V182A: (R107J, Simply Coral sib x Enough is Enough)

LUST FOR LEMON (P. Black ‘16)
SDB Mid- season-Late 12” (30 cm)
Super wide and round, very clean glaciata. Bright clumps.
Sdlg. U118C: Dare sib X Birds's-eye View sib.