RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING (P. Black ‘16)
TB Midseason-Late 35” (89cm)
Those ‘Raindrops Keep Falling’ and wash down over the standards and cascade over the falls to pool around the edges. Standards are almost completely washed mid blue violet. Pristine white falls are plic banded mid blue violet. Super wide falls are strongly flared and ruffled. Larger flowers are held firmly in place by strong stalks having 4 branches plus spur and 10-12 buds. An exceptionally fine iris. Its lighter color belies its ability to breed fantastic dark plicata seedlings.
Sdlg. S91NN: Circle of Light X Black N115A: (First Page x Drama Queen)

QUACK QUACK (P. Black ‘16)
TB Early-Late 42” (94cm)
What a cacophony of sound these bight yellow duckings make - ‘QUACK QUACK’! Bright mid yellow flowers are lightly laced and have contrasting mid marigold beards. Strong show stalks have 3 branches plus spur and 8-9 buds. Rampant growth creates bright clumps you won’t forget.
Sdlg. U37C: Black Q5A: (Cool Confidence x Dream Team) X Black Q26A, Early to Rise sib

DAFFY DUCK (P. Black ‘16)
TB Midseason-Late 45” (114cm)
You gotta “wove that kwazy wittle duck”! ‘Daffy Duck’ is impossibly cute and you can bet he’ll put a smile on your face. Purple black standards sit atop velvety black falls. A nest of short white veins accents the vibrant orange red beards. Super vigorous plants produce massive clumps packed with stalks and bloom. This is a favorite among garden visitors. Use to breed BBs, IBs and even tet MTBs. Superb variety in every way. Thank you Don and Ginny Spoon for suggesting the name.
TB Award of Merit 2021
Sdlg. U35B: Black P92A, Very Very Good pollen parent X Sharp Dressed Man

FOOTBALL HERO (L. Miller 15)
TB Midseason 36" (91 cm)
Butter yellow standards. Red purple falls with light orchid band. Popular.
President Cup winner and favorite guest Iris at 2015 American Iris Society National convention in Portland.
Wister Medal 2021

CHEROKEE BLAZE (J.Painter '13)
TB Midseason 36 (91 cm)
Ruffled brick red with darker fall shoulders and violet blaze. Gold beards.

BELLE FILLE (M. Smith '15)
TB Early-Late 34" (86 cm)
Frilly violet and dark purple bitone with white luminata patch and petal edges.
Wister Medal 2021

FASHION WEEK (T.Johnson ‘15)
TB Late 35” (89cm)
Big, blocky flowers are slightly bitoned mulberry rose. Large, bushy coral tangerine beards are the perfect accessory for this fashionably dressed, full-sized lady. Makes a very showy clump.
Sdlg. TD52C: Simply Sensational X Waterfall Mist

PAUL BLACK (T.Johnson '03)
TB Mid-Late 42" (107 cm)
SHOW STALKS! Strong growth. Lovely perfume. Medium dark purple blue; beards dark orange; pronounced spicy fragrance. Winner of Dykes Medal 2010.

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)

HEART OF HEARTS (P. Black ‘15)
AB Mid-Late 24” (61cm)
Easy to grow 1/4 arilbred. Two branches and 5 buds. Superb aril type signal. Very limited fertility.
William Mohr Medal 2021
Sdlg. T132C: Gaudy is Good sib X Silent Sentry

WATERCOLOR PRINT (T.Johnson ‘15)
TB Late 33” (84cm)
White standards are delicately tinted palest violet and have yellow shadings part way up midribs. Standards and styles have delicate gold rims. Lightly ruffled circular falls have mid violet bands with paler washed watermark bands inside that. Vivid yellow to marigold beards scream, “look at me”. Excellent growth produces plenty of well-branched stalks. Use to lighten and brighten an area.
Sdlg. TD23YY: Gypsy Lord X (Starship Enterprise x Pursuit of Happiness)

VOULEZ-VOUS (T.Johnson ‘15)
TB Midseason-Late 34” (86cm)
If you’re a connoisseur of flat irises, then you’re going to love ‘Voulez-Vous’. Six consistently flat falls are lavender with a darker maroon wash and darker texture veins. There are no standards. Buffy peach styles create pretty contrast in their centers. Growth is strong and vigorous. Show stalks are the norm. Large blooms have been consistently flat over 6 years of evaluation. It should be an easy winner at shows.
Sdlg. TC342D: Credentials sib X Full Disclosure

KING’S REIGN (T.Johnson ‘15)
TB Midseason-Late 32” (81cm)
‘King’s Reign’ may be short like Napoleon, but it has a commanding presence just as he did. Bright white standards are banded gilt gold. Dark maroon falls have big white starburst centers punctuated by vivid orange beards in their centers. Show stalks are the norm.
Sdlg. TD24A: Gypsy Lord x Edge of Heaven

BORN THIS WAY (T.Johnson ‘15)
TB Midseason-Late 36” (91cm)
Big, round and buxom. She was ‘Born this Way’. Frothy, exuberantly ruffled fuchsia rose falls are widely banded near white with an interesting veined transition between central color and banding. Strong well-branched stalks carry these beauties in regal fashion. Easy increaser. Unfortunately the cross tag was lost.
Sdlg. TD181C: Unknown - lost tag

BARBARA RIDER (T.Johnson ‘15)
TB Late 38” (97cm)
This bright and showy iris is being named in honor of Thomas’s grandmother. It is a beauty to look at and a durable workhorse in the garden. Clear vivid yellow standards color is repeated over the hafts. Mid lavender blue blended falls give way to brassy gold bands.
Sdlg. TD80B: Catwalk Queen X Silk Road

MERCHANT MARINE (K. Keppel '07)
TB Midseason 38" (97 cm)
Big, ruffled mid blue. Healthy growth produces strong show stalks. Honorable Mention 2009; Award of Merit 2011.

WHY BE NORMAL (T.Johnson ‘14)
TB Midseason-Late 35” (89)
No reason that I can think of to be normal when you can be outrageous. ‘Why Be Normal’ is a true flat iris, one having no standards and six falls with beards rather than one that merely has weak standards. Mid caramel falls have mid brown hafts and center stripes extending from mid mustard gold beards. Nest of white styles with gold crests is very cool. Nicely branched stalks have no trouble supporting these large flowers.
Sdlg. Downtown Man X (Gypsy Lord x Exposé)

WATER WALTZ (T.Johnson ‘14)
TB Late 36” (91cm)
As one would expect from this parentage, ‘Water Waltz’ has large flowers with plenty of undulating ruffles. Standards are clear mid blue with falls slightly lighter and beards unobtrusive blue white. Strong show Stalks are the norm.
Sdlg. TC10B: Merchant Marine X Abiqua Falls

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)

GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE (T.Johnson ‘14)
TB Midseason- Late 33” (84cm)
Heavily ruffled standards are brilliant sunshine yellow. Fall centers are light violet with wide, shaded center elipse of dark violet. Mid yellow gold haft’s color continues in pleated ruffles around falls. Beards are dark marigold. Expect about seven of these showy creations per stalk. Growth is strong, vigorous and clean. Makes a fantastic clump.
Sdlg. TD20A: Bollywood X Catwalk Queen