MAKE MINE PINK (P. Black '25)
SDB Midseason-late 13” (33cm) Slight musky fragrance.
These flowers are pink, pink and more pink. The clear pink is made possible by a white ground completely washed mid-light pink. Very round and ruffled blooms give as much viewing surface as possible for, what else, pink color.
Sdlg. CC245E: Z203A: (Sweet Pink x V235C: (R262A, Blazing Garnet pollen parent x Eye Of The Tiger)) X Y230A: (Kisses x V245A: (R237F, Lovable Pink sib x Portland Pink))

ZIPPY (P. Black '25)
SDB Early-midseason 11” (28cm) No fragrance.
Yellow and gold bands are the chic adornment now. Mid light salmon standards and falls are banded mid yellow. White beards are tipped coral. Colorful clumps are a standout in the garden.
Sdlg. CC246A: Z203A: (Sweet Pink x V235C: (R262A, Blazing Garnet pollen parent x Eye Of The Tiger)) X Little Band Of Gold

RING OF LOVE (P. Black '25)
SDB Midseason-late 13” (33cm) Slight musky fragrance.
What keeps Ring Of Love from being just another white and violet blue plicata? It is the superbly formed flowers and the precise distribution of stalks throughout the clumps. Falls are wide, round and perfectly ruffled. It makes for a stunning clump.
Sdlg. CC263A: Tender Loving Care X Lap Of Luxury

BERRY GOOD (P. Black '25)
SDB Late-very late 14” (35.5cm) No fragrance.
So yummy! Striking color. Light mauve pink standards top dark maroon falls with mid purple bands.
Sdlg. CC265C: AA240B, Child sib X AA184A: (Breathtaking x Y278A Debonair Bear sib)

VERMILION CLIFFS (P. Black '25)
AB (OGB-) Midseason-late 23” (58.5cm) No fragrance.
Its name comes from the similarly colored Vermilion Cliffs of Arizona. Mid gold styles peek out from between light tan standards. Falls have light tan ground washed coppery tangerine over the lower half, and have mid coppery red sanded veins on the upper half. Light yellow beards end in small red-black signals.
Sdlg. DD087A: Smokin' Hot X Bottle Rocket

CHANGE OF HABIT (P. Black '25)
MTB (tet) Midseason-late 23” (58.5cm) Slight spicy fragrance.
It is easy to make a habit of this well-formed light silvery blue-violet and dark purple bitone with neat two-tone beards. Show stalks have three branches plus two spurs and 10-11 buds. Makes a lovely clump. Another very interesting parentage.
Sdlg. DD97D: Z160D: (W218A, Flirtin' Skirts sib x X145A: (U68C: (Date With Destiny x unknown) x T171A, Time For Magic pollen parent)) X Deep In The Heart

CLAP YOUR HANDS (P. Black '25)
SDB Late-very late 14.5” (37cm) Slight musky fragrance.
This is another in my line of late blooming, multiple branched and budded SDBs. It is the beginning of an effort to put a contrasting fall spot into this line. Two toned grayed yellow blooms are carried on show stalks having two branches plus spur and 6-7 buds. Talk about a show iris!
Sdlg. DD108A: Out Of The Ordinary X Wide Eyed

FOLLOW LOVE (P. Black '25)
SDB Early-midseason 14” (35.5cm) No fragrance.
What makes this lovely iris special is the three-toned marigold to white beard dividing the light yellow to white luminata patch on the dark indigo falls. Standards are also dark indigo. Styles are white with indigo crests. It makes an impressive clump.
Sdlg. DD117B: Tourist Trap X Mouse That Roared

CHAOS MONKEYS (P. Black '25)
SDB Midseason-late 12” (30.5cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
Hold the presses. A riot is beginning. Chaos Monkeys are creating havoc. WOW! Impressive, big blindingly orange beards refuse to go unnoticed as they sit prominently on dark indigo blooms with light peach luminata patches and white style arms. Nothing else like it!
Sdlg. DD129E: Not My Circus X I'm In Love

TROPICAL (P. Black '25)
SDB Midseason-late 13” (33cm) Pronounced sweet fragrance.
What an amazing color. Standards are mid rosy pink becoming paler toward edges and rimmed light tan-gold. Mid rosy pink falls have light peach hafts veined mid rosy brown and rimmed light tan-gold. Big coral beards are a great adornment.
Sdlg. DD134A: Little Band Of Gold X BB226D, Neon Flash sib

HAPPY ELF (P. Black '25)
MDB Early-midseason 7” (18cm) No fragrance.
These brilliant mid to dark yellow bitone flowers put on an amazing display considering their size. Every rock garden should have a Happy Elf.
Sdlg. DD142A: Peach Medley X Black AA203A, Whoa! sib

FLAME OUT (P. Black '25)
SDB Early-midseason 12” (30.5cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
Flame Out is an awesome approach to red. The red ground of the ruffled standards is washed red-black. Super wide and perfectly ruffled falls are mid red with a deeper wash. The mid gold half-moon center is plicata mottled and sanded dark red-brown, and surrounds big mid marigold beards.
Sdlg. DD153A: AA220F: (W233B, See No Evil sib x Artist's Hand) X Artist's Hand

BLACKBERRY SLUSHY (P. Black '25)
SDB Early-midseason 14” (35.5cm) Pronounced spicy fragrance.
Rich dark black-purple standards with white heavily plicata marked centers. Light peach ground falls have mid maroon heavily plicata marked hafts becoming sanded veins then dark maroon lower third. Large vivid orange beards cry out for attention.
Sdlg. DD153B: AA220F: (W233B, See No Evil sib x Artist's Hand) X Artist's Hand

RUM AND RAISIN (P. Black '25)
SDB Early-midseason 13” (33cm) Pronounced sweet fragrance.
If you like earth tones, Rum And Raisin is for you. Standards are mid-light caramel tan. Multiple rings of color in the falls start with mid gold hafts with light tan plicata marks, then to a wide mid raisin band blended to mid gold bands. Muted mid marigold beards are a subtle contrast. YUM!
Sdlg. DD153D: AA220F: (W233B, See No Evil sib x Artist's Hand) X Artist's Hand

GHOSTLY APPARITION (P. Black '25)
SDB Midseason-late 13” (33cm) Slight musky fragrance.
It is similar to the tall bearded ‘ghost plicatas’. White standards have wide mid blue-violet plicata bands and random dotting over centers. White ground falls have mid blue-violet plicata hafts, variable light blue-violet distal wash, and narrow mid blue-violet stitched band. Fascinating beards are half tangerine and white.
Sdlg. DD154D: X252A: (Love Spell x V322A, Jolly pollen parent) X Y263A: (New Release x W218C, Flirtin' Skirts sib)

DARK EYED LASS (P. Black '25)
SDB Early-midseason 10” (25.5cm) Pronounced sweet fragrance.
Here it is, the one many of you have been asking about since I first posted its picture on FB. I’m also in love with it. It is one of those irises where everything works together to make a stunning creation. Light yellow standard centers blend to wide stark white bands. Irregularly edged big brown-black fall spots transition to wide white bands, including a white dart up their distal center. A nest of white darts encircles white beards. OH MY!
Sdlg. DD163A: BB248A, Touch Of Turquoise sib X Zaa Zaa Zing

BEYOND FABULOUS (P. Black '25)
TB Midseason-late 32” (81.5cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
An abundance of ruffles, pleasing color contrasts, and all-around great garden performance make Beyond Fabulous a prime candidate for your garden. Light grayed cantaloupe centers blend to very wide pale icy blue-white bands. Dark blended dark purple falls have white hafts heavily lined and sanded dark maroon and are finished with medium wide icy white streaked bands. Two-toned beards are mid marigold, ending in light violet. Three branches provide 8-9 buds. Strong growth.
Sdlg. BB73B: My Passion X Z139: (V89: (unknown x Hotsy Totsy) x Hotsy Totsy)

BUTTERFLY EYE (P. Black '25)
TB Early-midseason 33” (84cm) Pronounced spicy fragrance.
Butterfly Eye is an example of the recently emerging cascade patterns where the fall centers have various contrasting colors, from veins to solid cascades. Light slate violet standards blend to a wide pale violet-white band. Wide pale violet-blue falls help emphasize the cascade patterning. Large dark indigo blue hafts transition to widely spaced dark indigo veins and mottling. Fat beards are an interesting tobacco brown. Strong growth produces show stalks.
Sdlg. DD56A: AA8A: (Foreign Agent x Bedroom Romance) X Y18A: (Multnomah Falls x Bubbly Beauty)

PLAY WITH ZEBRAS (P. Black '25)
TB Midseason-late 34” (86.5cm) Pronounced musky fragrance.
Talk about a zebra of a different stripe. This is one of the few broken color plicatas, and one with sterling plant habits and superbly formed flowers. White standards have a wide dark purple plicata band and closely spaced dotting over the center. Wide and ruffled falls are white with dark purple broken color segments, streaks, dotting, and sanding. Show stalks have three branches and 7-8 buds. I’m working on zebras in other colors now. What a fun project this is!
Sdlg. AA84N: Come And Dance X Starry Starry Night

MAGIC IS HAPPENING (P. Black '25)
TB Midseason-late 35” (89cm) Pronounced sweet fragrance.
The bubbly personality of Magic is Happening is like a fine bottle of champagne. Its presence just makes you happy. It has a great combination of light blue on white plicata standards and narrow red-violet plicata banded falls. Falls are expansive, nicely flared, and have a perfect amount of ruffling. You need some time to take in this exceptional creation. Three well-spaced branches have 8-9 buds.
Sdlg. AA88D: Cloud Gate X Black Y140A: (Awash In Purple x All Too Exciting)