LOVER’S KISS (Thomas Johnson ’22)
TB Midseason-Late 35” (89cm)
Light fragrance. Standards are pink with a light flesh to yellow blended edge. Falls are a smooth lavender blue with a lighter area below near-red beards. Gorgeous ruffled form with strong stems and plenty of buds. Really elegant and beautiful.
Sdlg TK44ZZ: Arrivederci X ((Stilettos sib x Super Model) x Secret Affair)

MOOD FOR LOVE (Thomas Johnson ’22)
TB Early-Midseason 40” (102cm)
Sweet fragrance. Standards have pink centers with light creamy yellow edges. Falls are cream with deep pink hafts and variable fall wash and then banded in honey pink. Very ruffled flowers are carried on tall strong stems. An early variety that continues blooming well into the midseason. Beautiful.
Sdlg TL252A: Bring Me Diamonds X One Man’s Art pod parent.

SENDING LOVE (Thomas Johnson ’22)
TB Early-Midseason 36” (91cm)
Slight sweet fragrance. Cream standards with solid peach pink centers that radiate into peach veining towards the edges. Falls are flamingo pink with light yellow blending and tangerine beards. Very vigorous growth and an abundance of well budded stalks make for a long flowering period. Colorful and bright!!
Sdlg TI222A: sib to Walk Right Back.

SOMEBODY TO LOVE (T. Johnson ’22)
TB Late 34” (86cm)
Sweet fragrance. Bluish pink standards and edge on icy blue white falls. Big, bushy, frosted light blue beards add to the attraction. Nice wide form on heavily ruffled and ever so slightly laced flowers. The coloring is somewhat similar to last year’s introduction, Eyes Of An Angel. Someone To Love is more of a blue pink in color and the beards are larger. They are definitely different in the garden and have different parental heritage. Both are a great advancement in the blue bearded pink breeding lines.
Sdlg TJ135A: TD10C: (Parisian Dawn x Material Girl) X Fashion Week sib.

SPINE TINGLER (T. Johnson ’22)
TB Early 36” (91cm)
Sweet fragrance. Luminatas have always been a favorite of mine and I am super excited about Spine Tingler. The form is divine-very wide and ruffled flowers on show stems with high bud count. A clump of it approaches perfection. Inky purple standards with nice precise gold edging. Darker violet falls with nice creamy-white lumi patch that is touched gold with a short white dart below the orange beard. The very wide ruffled falls are edged in gold. Recommended for the lovers of this pattern.
Sdlg TK22YY: Dancing In The Dark X Belle Fille.

TURN BACK TIME (T. Johnson ’22)
TB Midseason 40” (102cm)
Sweet fragrance. Standards have a cream ground that is almost completely overlaid with gold and a crystalline white petal edge. Falls are white with a lilac blue plicata band and dotted bar on either side of the beard. I simply love this iris. The color combination is so unique and carries the wow factor when in flower. Tall well branched stalks beckon to you from across the garden.
Sdlg TK101A: (Petticoat Shuffle x (sib to Hysteria x Danger Money)) X Beautician

CHER’S FANCY IDEA (Paul Black '22)
IB Early-Midseason 26” (66cm)
Slight spicy fragrance It is a lovely luminata from two excellent parents. Dusky rose standards blend lighter to light yellow bands. White luminata patches on mid purple blended falls are splashed with pretty marigold beards.
Sdlg. AA175B: Cher’s Delight X Fancy Idea

I’M IN LOVE (Paul Black '22)
SDB Midseason-Late 15” (38cm)
Pronounced sweet fragrance. Yes, it was love a first sight and that hasn’t changed in its subsequent years of evaluation. It is at the top of my favorite SDBs. Bright, cheery and personable are good descriptors for it. White styles peer from inside bright yellow standards veined and toned slate violet in upper third. Bright yellow luminata patches give way to white shoulders blending to light lilac washed falls veined overall dark lilac. Two toned orange and marigold beards add fiery passion. Variable color and markings. Fabulous parent.
Sdlg. AA219A: Tourist Trap X Bazinga

LAST OF THE WINE (Paul Black '22)
BB Midseason-Late 26” (66cm)
Slight spicy fragrance. Here is another stop along the way to redder TBs. ‘Morning Show’ has shown in median breeding the ability produce quite red offspring and so I incorporated it into the TBs. ‘Last of the Wine’ is a mid and dark garnet bi-tone that leans well into red. Nicely branched and budded stalks.
Sdlg. Z58B: Hi Love X Black V170A: (Morning Show x Black P24B, Hi Love pollen parent

APPLE OF MY EYE (Paul Black 23)
TB Late-Very Late 35” (89cm)
Pronounced sweet fragrance Oh YES, I really like this one. Be sure to take in the lovely, nuanced colors. Tight classically formed flowers have waxen substance and sheen. Lightly laced red brown standards blend to wide dark mulberry bands, a very interesting color transition. Narrow crinkle laced black cherry falls are touched with white dotting. The white chevron around the multi-layered beard is heavily mottled mid black cherry. Three layered beards are white to dark purple and tipped old gold. Strong, disease resistant foliage. Show branched stalks have 3 branches plus spur and 9- 10 buds. Sdlg. AA268A: Ruby Tracery X Black Y54A, Drag Race sib

MIGHT EXPLODE (T. Johnson ’23)
SDB Early 12” (30.5cm)
Slight sweet fragrance. Large ruffled and round flowers that are red with a deeper fall spot. Humungous yellow-orange beards are quite startling! Three buds and strong growth. We love this one! Sdlg. TL295E: Sib to Look At You.

BRILLIANT DEBUT (Thomas Johnson ’23)
TB 38” (96.5cm)
Sweet fragrance. White standards with yellow centers and irregular lemon markings at the petal edges. Falls are deep lemon yellow with a white area below bright orange beards. Not just another yellow and white iris, there was no denying this one’s introduction. Highly visible from clear across the field on its tall well branched stems. Sdlg: TJ334YY: Lost In Dreams sib X Bashful Love.

CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU (T. Johnson ’23)
TB Early-midseason 35” (89cm)
Sweet fragrance. Light lemon-yellow standards with deep yellow centers becoming lemon veining towards the edge. Falls are a plush deep, velvety, maroon-black with a wide lavender-pink band. Good strong stems and gorgeous form. A spectacular beauty! Sdlg. TK81XX: Higher Love X (TG213ZZ x Twilight Rhapsody) x (TC375A x (Tango Express sib x Danger Money)).

FOND OF YOU (T. Johnson ’23)
TB Midseason 35” (89cm)
Sweet fragrance. Standards are medium orange with pink blendings. Falls are Pink with a light rosy violet blend at petal edges. The light violet in the falls is more pronounced in cooler weather. Beautiful, ruffled form, particularly in the standards, gives Fond Of You a very warm and lovely feminine look. Sdlg. TK1A: Arrivederci X Crowned In Glory.

GRATEFUL GATHERING (T. Johnson ’23)
TB Early-midseason 32” (81cm)
Sweet fragrance. Standards are a bright gold with a bit of maroon shot up the midribs. Falls are a medium maroon with yellow influences giving it the appearance of a sort of brown with a lighter edge. A color combination not often seen and a good iris for those who love brown. Grateful Gathering is blessed with great buds, stems and strong growth. Sdlg. TM123A: Know It All X Bronze Heart.

HIT THE BULLSEYE (T. Johnson ’23)
TB Midseason 35” (89cm)
Light sweet fragrance. Lemon yellow standards becoming lighter at the edges. Falls are a deep burgundy black with a lavender diffused band and then a light lemon band and finally a white edge. Nicely ruffled flowers are more moderately sized held on well branched stems. Very lovely. Sdlg. TK130D: Fields of Gold sib.

JUST BETWEEN US (T. Johnson ’23)
TB Midseason 35” (89cm)
Light sweet fragrance. Standards are medium pink in the center, then becoming white with pink veins and finally forming a pink rim. Falls are white with a rose-pink band and a white tipped orange beard. Just Between Us is lovely in every way. The ruffled form is beautiful, it is a good grower and has nicely branched stems. I have used it extensively in hybridizing and it has proved itself an excellent parent. Sdlg. TK47ZZ: Arrivederci X Dressed To The Nines.

LEARNING TO LOVE (T. Johnson ’23)
TB Midseason 36” (91.5cm)
Lightly scented. Light lavender blue standards with medium pink centers. Falls are creamy white with a pink blush throughout. Icy blue white beards add to the beauty. The overall look of Learning To Love is elegance, with such a pleasing combination of pastels. Nice form and ruffles complete the package. Sdlg. TK13A: Poem Of Love X Enjoyment.

LOVE AND LIGHT (T. Johnson ’23)
TB Midseason 37” (94cm)
Sweetly scented. Light to medium pink standards. Falls are cream with a pink blended overlay and with a medium lilac band. Large flowers with wide overlapping form and pleated ruffles put on a dazzling display. Absolutely impressive in clump! Nice stems and branching as well. Sdlg. TM166A: parentage unknown, illegible tag.

LOVE YOU SO (T. Johnson ’23)
TB Midseason-late 38” (96.5cm)
Light sweet fragrance. Standards are flesh pink blending to a yellowish edge. The center of the standards are a deep rose pink. Falls are a deep rose pink with a light pink edge. Large flowers are wide and heavily ruffled. Stems are tall and well branched and budded. Gorgeous!! Sdlg. TK1F: Sib to Fond Of You