SUNNY NATURE (Black ’24)
SDB Midseason-late 14” (35.5cm)
Sweet fragrance. From blue and garnet parents comes this sunny yellow creation with complementary rose washed fall spot accented by luscious melon beards. Sdlg. BB229O: Black U112B: (Sky Of Blue x Crank It Up) X Black U114B, Blazing Garnet sib

ENTHUSIASTIC (Black ’24)
TB Early-midseason 30” (76cm)
Sweet fragrance. Larger flowers have loads of color and carrying power. Expansive wide falls boost its garden presence. Mango to orange standards rise above falls that are light buff around the beard, with a red-plum haft and wash that transitions to a solid wide mango band. A very unique and colorful variety that will certainly brighten your garden. Exciting! Sdlg. AA274A: Black X89B, Paisley Print sib X Hey Look Me Over

BURST OF INSPIRATION (T. Johnson ’25)
TB Early-midseason 37” (94cm) Sweet fragrance.
Standards are creamy white with pinkish centers. Falls are wide and ruffled with a deep violet purple center wash that transitions to a very wide lavender band. Its striking pattern is displayed on nicely branched and budded stems. A nice clean and sharp addition to the rimmed pattern.
Sdlg. TL195C: Bombshell X TI83A, Taboo sib: (TC304C: (Blyth O189-1: (Sirocco Mist x Dinner Talk) x Carnival Capers) x Twilight Rhapsody)

COMPLEXITY (T. Johnson ’25)
TB Midseason-late 36” (91.5cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
Standards are light lavender, with muted gold in the center and edge. Falls are white with deep violet lines extending from the beard then becoming a wash as the pattern blends into a violet band. Complexity has very wide and billowing form in a unique color.
Sdlg. TN87A: Stitches X TK130YY: (Truth Or Dare x Autumn Tease sib)

DELICIOSO (T. Johnson ’25)
TB Early-midseason 35” (89cm) Pronounced sweet fragrance.
Warm peach pink standards have pink centers. Falls are pink with a violet wash and wide pink band. Delicioso is an early season delight. A real bright spot with nice stems and buds, it is a favorite that we look forward to seeing each year.
Sdlg. TM87YY: TJ159C, Wrap Her Up sib: (TF94C: (Poster Girl x Cameo Minx) x Highly Classified) X Bombshell

FALCON HEART (T. Johnson ’25)
TB Early-midseason 36” (91.5cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
Standards are light yellow with medium lemon yellow centers. Falls have a very deep maroon central spot that becomes a wash as it moves toward the edge. There is then a light violet blushed area before becoming a clear light yellow band. A very clean and dramatic pattern and another step in the ‘pansy face’ pattern.
Sdlg. TN50D: TH68C, Autumn Tease sib: (Seasons In The Sun x Risk Taker) X Truth Or Dare

LOST IN THOUGHT (T. Johnson ’25)
TB Early-midseason 36” (91.5cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
Buff pink standards are heavily infused with lavender up the midrib. Falls are a rich and smooth lavender violet with a lighter wash extending down on either side of the beard. Lost In Thought has a very nicely formed flower on great stems. Such a clean and pleasing color and presentation.
Sdlg. TM78XX: TJ119B, Final Answer sib: (Catch My Breath x Dancing Days) X Dance Off

LOVE IN THE DARK (T. Johnson ’25)
TB Early-midseason 38” (96.5cm) Slight sweet fragrance.
Quite an intensely colored iris. Standards are solid deep oxblood red. Falls are cream with a lemon wash on either side of the beard extending down to the wide red dotted band. Very showy in the fields this last year, making quite a statement at the end of its row.
Sdlg. TM149WW: Raspberry Pie X Flash Mob

LEMON BLUES (T. Johnson ’25)
SDB Early-midseason 13” (33cm) Sweet fragrance.
Clean and clear light lemon yellow with a lighter wash around and below the large deep violet blue beard. Super strong grower and garden performer. Wow, wow wow!!
Sdlg. TN261B: Hit The Jackpot X Breathtaking

LITTLE MISS POPULAR (T. Johnson ’25)
SDB Early-midseason 13” (33cm) Slight fragrance.
Brilliant orange standards are flushed purple in the center. Falls are orange with deeper orange hafts and violet veins that become a dotted wash just prior to the orange edge. The colors are brilliant neon on super wide petals, creating an intensity that is amazing.
Sdlg. TN291D: Hoochie Coochie X Foofaraw

MOST INTERESTING (T. Johnson ’25)
IB Early-midseason 27” (68.5cm) Slight fragrance.
Very light lavender standards have a wide light yellow band. Lemon style arms peek through above the orange beard. Falls are cream with a violet central wash, a lemon band, and dotted hafts. A really strong grower and heavy bloomer, very different. Makes a dazzling display.
Sdlg. TN318A: Penny For Your Thoughts X Belle Fille

MAGIC STITCH (T. Johnson ’25)
TB Early-midseason 37” (94cm) Sweet fragrance.
Standards have a cream base that is heavily overlaid with violet dotting in the center, extending out to form a lavender pink band. Falls are white with a slight lemon wash and a very precise deep violet stitched and dotted band. Magic Stitch is an absolutely incredible grower that covers itself in show stems. Flowers are very well-formed and held on strong stems. A super garden performer!!
Sdlg. TM134VV: Flash Mob X TK161A: (TG396A: (Fashion Diva x unknown) x Beautician)

SHEMOZZLE (T. Johnson ’25)
TB Early-midseason 36” (91.5cm) Sweet fragrance.
Lemon yellow standards rise above very complex patterned falls. There is a yellow flash around the beard, then a reddish band at the haft that becomes a blue violet wash. The pattern then transitions to a lavender band, and finally a lemon band. Quite a busy little thing, but also very showy. Gorgeous ruffled form and nice stems are the norm.
Sdlg. TN231C: Coat Of Many Colors X Honor Roll

GRACIOUS SMILE (L. Miller ’25)
BB SA Early-midseason 27” (68.5cm) Slight musky fragrance.
Pink standards rise above white falls with a wide washed purple band and haft touched pink. Tangerine beards have purple flounces with dark pink edges.
Sdlg. 818B: All Rise X All Rise sib

DESERT OASIS (P. Black '25)
AB (OGB-) Midseason-late 33” (84cm) Slight musky fragrance.
Quarter arilbreds keep getting better and better, and more aril looking, with the big plus that they are easy to grow. Awesome white standards have light yellow centers and lined filigree with mid yellow styles peeking out. The light-yellow base of falls are washed and blended mid rose. Dark black-cherry streaked chevron signals surround brassy old gold beards.
Sdlg. CC142A: Smokin' Hot X Rise Like A Phoenix

GOLDEN MARMOSET (P. Black '25)
AB (OGB-) Midseason-late 22” (56cm) No fragrance.
Its brilliant color ensures this easy to grow arilbred won’t be overlooked. The falls of bright mid gold flowers are washed light coppery red, becoming lighter to their edge. A bold dark-mid black cherry to ruby blended chevron signal surrounds mid caramel beards. There are two branches and five buds.
Sdlg. CC146C: Shaman's Magic X Wild

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))

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

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

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)