FAIRY KING (P. Black '21)
MTB (tet) Midseason-Late 26” (66cm)
The color range of tetraploid MTBs keeps expanding at a fast pace. ‘Fairy King’ does its part to keep pushing it forward. White standards are washed butter and edged and veined darker. Mid yellow styles peer from between them. Dark red plum falls blend inward to dark red violet then to near black centers. Darker veins underlay the entire fall. Bountiful branching and buds insure a long bloom season.
Sdlg. Y202C: V258C, Casual Attire sib X Casual Attire

FAMILIAR FACE (P. Black ‘20)
SDB Early-Midseason-Rebloom 12” (30cm)
Nicely formed SDB rebloomer. Standards of white flowers have wide mid violet plicata bands and falls have mid-violet lines from haft to edges.
Sdlg. Y244CR: long & involved

FAMOUS (P. Black '21)
SDB Midseason-Late 13” (33cm)
'‘Famous’ is a minimal plicata that is wonderfully unique. Dark mahogany standards are lightly laced and rimmed mid tan. Cream styles have mid mahogany ridge and crest centers. Dark yellow throat and hafts of falls are plicata lined and sanded black mahogany. The lower 2/3rds of fall is dark mahogany black. Big bright beards are two-toned marigold to yellow. So far it has been a difficult parent.
Sdlg. Z190G, Flying Monkey sib.

FANTASMAGORICAL (P. Black ‘20)
TB Early-Late 30” (76cm)
No word description will do it justice. The falls plic pattern somewhat approximates a pumila spot plicata. Mid cantaloupe styles peer from inside light pink standards blending to buff margins. Mid cantaloupe falls have mid plum plicata hafts and streak at the end of tangerine beards. The plic band becomes paler and narrower as it continues around the falls. Five branches and 10-11 buds.
Sdlg. Y153A: Dearest X W73D, Three Times a Lady sib

FEEL THE POWER (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Early 31” (79cm)
A hard iris to describe but here goes. Burnt orange to salmon blended Standards are shot violet in the center. Falls have a cream and salmon ground overlaid with a deep black cherry plicata bar across the hafts and band around edge. Burnt orange to brown beards. Strong well branched stems carry up to 11 buds. A very showy garden favorite! We like!!
Sdlg TI174A TF77E:(LOCOMOTION SIB) X TF89A:(HEAD OVER HEELS x R95-3:(ADORANOVA SIB)).

FLIRTIN’ SKIRTS (P. Black ‘18)
MTB Early-Midseason 24” (61cm)
A new era of brightly colored, wider and more ruffled tetraploid MTBs is emerging from mixed chromosome breeding. This parentage includes SDBs, IBs, tet MTBs, BBs and TBs. The SDB pollen parent, ‘April Fanfare’, can have 2 branches and 6 buds which helps make it an excellent tet MTB parent. This bright bicolor has unique peach styles and the pattern is pumila spot plicata. ‘FLIRTIN’ SKIRTS’ will make a memorable clump. Can be used in breeding in all median classes and TBs. I’m using it to hopefully produce pumila spot plics in TBs.
Sdlg. W218B: (Black Q47C, Devil’s Delight pod parent x Teenybopper) X April Fanfare

FLYING MONKEY (P. Black '21)
SDB Midseason-Late 12” (30cm)
What a sight this monkey is with a wonderful luminata pattern. Standards are cream heavily washed mid khaki as are the styles. Falls have huge neon marigold beards surrounded by clear mid yellow throat and hafts giving way to white surrounding their tips. The falls lower half is washed/sanded mid brown and narrowly banded tan gold. What a sight! Very showy clumps. Excellent parent.
Sdlg. Z190E: V230C: (R258A, April Fanfare sib x My Cher) X Jolly

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)

HANDSOME DEVIL (K. Keppel '21)
TB midseason 35" (89 cm)
Light burgundy standards; falls deep burgundy black with short white lines by bds. Showy!

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.

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.

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