JIG (T. Johnson ’19)
SDB Midseason 12” (31cm)
White ground plicata with a near solid mulberry overlay. A little bit of the white ground shows through at the base of the standards and hafts. Mulberry styles add to the effect. 4 buds make for a long bloom season.
Sdlg. TI301A: (TG274A: Tweet x Electrifying) X Sweet Devotion

LAW AND ORDER (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Early 39” (99cm)
White Standards almost completely overlaid with medium lavender plicating. A narrow gilt edge on the standards and style crests adds to the intrigue. Falls are Stark white with a very dark purple wide band and dotted center belly stripe. Beards are a rich tangerine. A strong grower with nice show stems carrying up to 11 buds. Very floriferous and gorgeous!
Sdlg TI172E sib. to Counting Stars

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)

MADLY IN LOVE (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Late 38” (97cm)
Standards are a blend of salmon and flesh pink deeper at the edges and with a heavy deep violet flush in center of petals. Falls are a milk white with a peach pink border and white tipped tangerine beards. Beautiful show stems with ample buds. The flowers are heavily ruffled and lightly laced. Another welcome addition to the late season bloomers. A very intriguing color. Beautiful!!
Sdlg. TH65B: Catch My Breath X (Silk Road x Full of Grace).

MIDNIGHT VELVET (T.Johnson ‘14)
TB Early 32” (81cm)
You’ll be drawn again and again to this beautifully formed dark purple and white plicata. Bright white fall centers contrasted with purple black shaded plic bands draw your eye from any distractions. Unique dark purple beards are topped dark old gold. Well-branched stalks have 9-14 buds. Excellent growth. ‘Midnight Velvet’ creates a showy clump you won’t soon forget.
Sdlg. TC175B: (Blackberry Tease x Tuscan Summer pod parent sib) X (High Master x Blackberry Tease)

MOUSE THAT ROARED (P. Black '21)
SDB Midseason-Late 11” (28cm)
It may be small, but it has a big impact in a clump. It is another variation on a plicata theme reaching back to ‘Ghost Ship’. It is a luminata but not in the traditional TB style luminatas by having darker fall veins rather than lighter. The upper half of white standards are shaded mid slate purple with butter edges. Startling white styles peak out from between them. Falls have bright yellow throats blended to white then washed light to mid violet to edges. Chlorophyl lines streak alongside beards turning to mid violet and darkening to edges.
Sdlg. X229D, ‘Fishnet Stockings’ sib

NICKEL (P. Black '06)
IB mid 26" (66 cm)
Very unique plicata. Butter standards with wide violet plicata bands. White falls with narrow blue-grape plicata bands. Lovely lightly ruffled form. Superb branching. A MUST HAVE!
Sdlg. K311A: H242A: (Starbaby x B302B: (85-385A: (82-2D: (Ice Chalet x Dixie Pixie) x Lavender Puff) x 88-262A: (85-319B: (Gentle Air x Chubby Cheeks sib) x 86-316A: (Little Louie x 84-272B: (Cindy Mitchell x unknown))))) 2006. HM 2008, AM 2010

PASTEL PATTERNS (K. Keppel '21
TB midseason 32" (81 cm)
Standards cream with light blue plicata edge; Falls cream-peach with deep violet hafts and lighter purple edge and center stripe. Keppel 09-93A: (Ink Patterns x 07-176B) X 07-176B, Hold the Line pollen parent

PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS (T. Johnson ’21)
SDB Late 15” (38cm)
Brilliant golden yellow with deep rust red plicata dots at the hafts becoming lighter rust red near the bottom edge of the falls. Very intensely bright!!
Sdlg TK268H: sib to Here and There

PERFECT BALANCE (T. Johnson ’20)
SDB Midseason 13” (33cm)
Extremely wide and ruffled rosy purple plicata on white ground. There is deeper purple plicata marks across the hafts on either side of the beard. The beard is light lavender with deep lavender hair tips. NOT just another purple plicata!
Sdlg TJ36A TG305B:(SUNNY BABE SIB) X LUCKY

PERRY DYER (P. Black ‘17)
AB Midseason-Late 26” (66cm)
Named for long time friend, mentor and dedicated supporter of AIS. Stunning showy clumps filled with stalks. Two branches & 4-5 buds. Strong and easy growth. WE MISS YOU PERRY REST IN PEACE.
AB Award of Merit 2021
Sdlg. T132F: Galaxina sib.

PHOTO SHOOT (T. Johnson ’19)
TB Midseason-Late 36” (91cm)
A super clean and sharp pattern really makes PHOTO SHOOT stand out with its pristine white ground and precise blue to violet dotting around both the standards and falls. A dark violet black bar across the hafts and deep purple style arms add to the drama. Even the beards add a bit of mystery being yellow in the throat then becoming lighter with violet tips. Super nice ruffled form completes the package. Not just another purple plicata!
Sdlg. TH156B: ((TE11A: Circle of Light x TC343A: Sib. to Hysteria x Danger Money)) X TD314ZZ: (Blyth O211-A: Ostentatious x (G48-5: Burst x Epicenter)) x Ring Around Rosie x Blyth R41-6: Sib. to Stay Stylish Pollen Parent.

PIECE BY PIECE (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid 36” (91cm)
White ground standards are almost completely sanded and dotted gold, lighter in the center. Falls are white with deep red violet hafts and rim at distal end of petal. The border on the sides of the fall is heavily dotted medium lavender. Yellow beards with light lavender tips add to the interest. This is a very interesting and different color combination for a plicata. Very lovely and cheery. A good strong grower with nice stems and buds and classic form. Fantastic! Sadly, for hybridizers the cross tag had faded and I could not read it, so it is unknown parentage.
Sdlg TK172A: unknown parentage.

PROPHETIC DREAM (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Midseason 36” (91.5cm)
Standards have a yellow ground, showing more in the centers, that is overlaid with deep raspberry plicata dotting and becoming more solid at the edge. Falls have a yellow and white blended ground with raspberry plicata hafts and edge. Show stems carry up to 9 buds.
Sdlg TI186A TF95D:(SORBONNE x Blyth Q39-1:(Keppel 99-150A:(FOREIGN LEGION x Keppel 96-47D:((PRINCE GOERGE x BRAGGADOCIO) x MY GINNY) x EXPOSE)) X TF77D:(LOCOMOTION SIB)

PUSSYCAT EYES (P. Black ‘19)
AB Midseason-Late 28” (71cm)
‘Pussycat Eyes’ is an altogether amazing quarter bred arilbred. Easy growing arilbreds with such strong aril characteristics are rare and even more rare is having 2 branches and at least 7 buds. Palest lilac standards surround yellow styles. Wide, arched falls have big black signals giving way to a dark cherry area and then to mid red purple and finished with a 1/4” tan gold band. Grows easily in average garden conditions.
Sdlg. W305A: Energizer X Careless Whisper

RADICAL RASCAL (P. Black ‘20)
SDB Midseason-Late 12” (30cm)
How to describe the ever-changing? Sometimes it is white with very little mid lilac plicata marking and other times it has only a small amount of white showing and all sorts in between. Either way, it is unique. Thank you, Sarah Schwass, for the name.
Sdlg. Y265G: Cool Dude X (V217B: Pinky Ring x S324E, Notation sib)

RASPBERRY PIE (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Midseason 33” (84cm)
White ground plicata with near solid deep raspberry black overlay in standards. Falls are a stark white with deep black cherry edge and thin pencil line belly stripe. Makes simply dazzling clumps with lots of stems carrying 8 to 11 buds. Very nice!
Sdlg TI129B HUCKLEBERRY SUNDAE X TF77ZZ:(MARRY THE NIGHT SIB)

RIBBIT (T. Johnson ’20)
MDB Early 7.5” (19cm)
Super wide and round form with light lime green Standards. Slightly lighter green falls with medium green spot and narrow fall edge. Beards are tipped powder blue. Very showy, vigorous and extremely floriferous Nice!!
Sdlg TJ1C DEDICATED X TG247A:(OPEN YOUR EYES x THUMP)

SECRET PAST (T. Johnson ’19)
TB Late 35” (89cm)
Sweetly scented. Buff gold standards over Medium blue to violet falls. Nicely ruffled standards with a more “pleated” ruffled falls. Nice stems carry 9 buds. A nice end of the season bicolor.
Sdlg. TH147C: Hard to Resist X (TC380B: First Avenue x Catwalk)

SERGEY (T.Johnson ’16)
TB Midseason-Late 34” (86cm)
‘Sergey’ is an unsually gorgeous and subtle blue and yellow blended bicolor that was much admired at the 2015 AIS convention. It has wonderful form, growth, buds and stem. It is Being used heavily in breeding. Named in honor of our friend, Sergey Loktev, who has been a great advocate of irises and a frequent garden visitor from Russia.
Sdlg TF100A: Cameo Minx X First Avenue