PIRATE'S RANSOM (P. Black ‘20)
AB OGB Early-Midseason 27” (69cm)
Light orchid standards are lined darker. Well-defined black signals are accented by recurved falls and diffuse auburn beards. Stalks have 2 branches plus spur and 6 buds.
Sdlg. X166A: Aztec Prince X Solar Wind

POISE AND CHARM (P. Black ‘20)
BB Early-Midseason 26” (66cm)
Here’s another BB that earns the label of perfection in addition to being a possible route to turquoise TBs. Milkglass blooms are tinted and washed pale blue with style crests tinted turquoise. Show stalks have 3 branches plus spur and 9-12 buds. Impeccable clumps filled with bloom.
Sdlg. X184A: U69C: (Ink Patterns x Alberta Clipper) X U69A, sib

PORTLAND PINK (P. Black ‘15)
SDB Late-Very Late 15” (38cm)
It was tagged for introduction from its maiden bloom. Saying it is unique is a vast understatement. It is the best formed of all the pink SDBs. Color has great depth and richness. Its one flaw is some flowers have a 4th standard. It is a big advancement in my project to create SDBs that bloom into TB season. It begins bloom in early TB season. How cool to have a SDB for a TB timed show. The cross that created it, an IB X IB, shouldn’t have been fertile but it did have viable seed. Even more amazing, ‘Portland Pink’ is fertile. It can be picky about its partner but can have anywhere from a few to normal numbers of seed and they germinate. Shorty, the pod parent, is from a pink tetraploid MTB seedling X my SDB, ‘Juicy Tidbit’. The pollen parent is a multi-branched & budded IB from a small flowered TB, ‘Inspired’ sib X my SDB, ‘Love Spell’. Growth is strong and increase rapid. Although it is from 2 IBs, it has never exceeded SDB height. What about using it in hybridizing? Go on, have your way with it. It is fertile with SDBs, IBs, tet MTBs, BBs and TBs. I haven’t tried MDBs. Expect wide variation in flower and plant size of seedlings.
Cook-Douglas Medal 2021
Sdlg. T234A: Shorty X (Inspired sib x Love Spell)

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.

QUEEN OF DARKNESS (P. Black ‘19)
SDB Early-Midseason 14” (36cm)
She does rule supreme in the garden. Iridescent red purple standards and styles sit above purple black falls set ablaze by big bright orange beards. Clumps packed full of stalks give a long bloom season.
Sdlg. Y292D: V340B: (T271F: (R284 turquoise plic sib: (Graph x P168G, Total Denial sib) x Q95A, My Cher sib) x T272 wine sib: Unknown) X U159A: (R222C: (Devoted x P199A: (T.Johnson TX100A, pod parent of It’s Amazing x N334C sib, pod parent of Worry Wart)) x (Devoted x P144A: ((L223A: Brash x Pink Frosting) x Pink Potion)))

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)

RODEO COWBOY (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Early 36” (91.5cm)
Yellow Standards over rust red falls with light lemon edge and then surrounded by a deeper yellow band. Wonderful stems are a showman’s delight.
Sdlg TJ234B TG194C:(TWILIGHT RHAPSODY X TB124KK:(ROGUE TRADER x Blyth O133-1:(RULES OF LOVE x DECADENCE))) X DRESSED TO THE NINES

RULE THE WORLD (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Early 35” (89cm)
White standards and edge on plum purple falls. Red beards really pop and add a brightness to the flower. Rule the World was labeled for introduction from its maiden bloom. Always a delight with its strong growth, heavy bloom and show stems. Truly a delight that never disappoints.
Sdlg TJ212ZZ: (Seasons in the Sun x Twilight Rhapsody) X sib to Elite.

SHADOW BANDS (T. Johnson ’19)
TB Early-Midseason 36” (91cm)
Sweetly scented. Milk glass white standards are heavily infused lemon yellow in the center. Falls are a plush burgundy with a yellow sunburst flash in the center around the yellow orange beards. Very flashy and a vigorous grower with lots of bloom on strong stems carrying up to 11 buds. Nice!!
Sdlg. TH83A: Risk Taker X Sib to Hard to Resist

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.

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.

SHIRTS AND SKINS (L Miller ’21)
MTB Early-Mid Tet 19” (48cm)
Standards flesh light coral. Falls deep pinkish orchid with narrow pink rim. Coral beards. 7-9 buds!
Sdlg 4914: She’s a Doll X (Stylish Lass x Sun Spirit).

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

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.

SO EXCITED (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Early 40” (102cm)
Another iris with a very complex color pattern. White standards are heavily infused yellow in the center. Falls have deep lemon hafts then a white area below the beard which transitions into a lavender wash and finally a wide blended rust and purple blended band with a darker wire rim. It is a pretty wild color pattern and is very distinctive in the garden. Tall well branched stalks assure that it won’t be overlooked.
Sdlg TH18C Sib to last years intro Perihelion Pass

SO HAPPY (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Early 33” (84cm)
Our fascination continues with the lined pattern. Standards are white. Falls are a white ground with lavender wash and deep lavender veins that extend from the base of the standards to the wide white border. Brilliant tangerine beards and gold touched hafts complete the look. Strong growth with nice stems and buds on vigorous, floriferous plants.
Sdlg TJ223ZZ: (Mardi Gras Ball x ((Hysteria x Let’s Romp sib) x Mango Daiquiri sib))) X (Mardi Gras Ball x Berserk).

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

STARDUST EVENING (P. Black '21)
TB Early-Midseason 31” (79cm)
Even before opening, its opalescent silver gray buds are intriguing. As the buds open there is a transformation to dark purple flowers. Dark indigo purple standards are narrowly banded dark red purple as are styles. Wide, ruffled and laced falls are dark indigo purple becoming lighter toward edges and rimmed dark purple. Mixed old gold to brown beards are sandwiched between white hafts heavily veined/sanded black purple. Stalks have 3-4 branches and 7-8 buds. It is an interesting parent.
Sdlg. Y170B: V159P, Pleasure’s All Mine sib X Creature of the Night sib

SWEET BABY GIRL (T.Johnson ’21)
SDB Early 10” (24.5cm)
White ground with wide mauve plicata band and midrib in standards. Falls white with narrow mauve plic band and deep maroon spots on either side of showy red orange beards. Wonderfully wide, round and ruffled flowers!! The beards absolutely bring Sweet Baby Girl to life. Gorgeous and elegant!!
Sdlg TK267C: Unwritten X sib to Searing Embers.

TALKING SMACK (L Miller ’21)
MTB Tet Early-Mid 22” (56cm)
Dark purple with tangerine beards and 10 to 16 buds!!! First in my quest for a black with red beards!
Sdlg 515A: ((Ben A Factor x Red Trooper) x unknown) X (Raspberry Shocker x Night Spirit).