SANDY CLAWS (Lynda Miller ’26)
TB Midseason-late 30” (76cm)
Slight sweet fragrance Yes it is consistent, it’s been a favorite with visitors!! Standards are full lemon yellow and styles are yellow. Falls are lemon yellow with a cream center, and an old gold border. Yellow hafts are brushed brown purple. Orange-yellow beards extend with huge pom
pom-pom appendages of yellow brushed brown purple. Nice stems with 7 to 10 buds. EC ’24 and ’25. Sldg 2120A: 4817C: (7614C: ((3410A: (Winning Ticket x Rock N Roll) x Act Surprised)) x (7611A: (Picture Book x 209BR: (lost cross)) x 3112F: (Steeples x Airtime)) X Cabbage Patch

COUSINS (Lynda Miller ’26)
IB Early-midseason 22” (56cm)
No fragrance Standards are light red-violet, styles cream with pink accents. Falls are dark red-violet with a cream patch around dark tangerine beards. Good stems with 6 buds Sdlg 3920D: That’s The Spirit X Luminager

HIJINX (Lynda Miller “26)
IB Late 22” (56cm)
No fragrance Standards light violet defused to a cream edge. Styles light lemon. Falls have a lemon ground with a full violet wash overlay and a solid lemon yellow area around the orange beard. Sdlg 3920E: That’s The Spirit X Luminager

NEXT CHAPTER (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB Early-midseason-late 38” (97cm)
Slight fragrance This Iris is for the lovers of brown. Now if we could just make the standards a clean white we could take it to the next level. At any rate it is truly stunning as is. Standards are creamy white with a heavy dose of deep lemon infused up through the center. Falls are a rich brown with a lighter amber yellow edge. Strong growth and nice show stems add to the appeal. We like very much! Sdlg TN97UU: Autumn Tease sib X Que Sera Sera

OH MY GOSH (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB Midseason-late 36” (91cm)
Slight fragrance Eggshell white standards have a slight violet blue wisp in the center. Falls are deep bluish violet with a large white central flash around the enormous orange beards! The beards are so big on this iris that it certainly screams look at me. Good plants and stems make ‘Oh My Gosh’ a very worthy introduction. Sdlg TN69YY: Perhilion Pass sib X Conniption Fit sib

SHOPPING SPREE (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB Early-midseason 36” (91cm)
Light fragrance Bright, bright, and more bright are the best word to describe ‘Shopping Spree’ Standards are creamy white with medium orange centers that transition to yellow orange veins. Falls are the most intense and brilliant shade of orange with matching beards. Not quite as ruffled as some of the rest but certainly a garden standout. Sdlg TM47YY: Heard A Rumor sib

SIGN OF PEACE (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB Midseason-late 38” (97cm)
Light fragrance Light peach standards have pink infused centers. Falls are cream with a faint peach edge and deep rosy pink hafts. The form on ‘Sign Of Peace’ is impeccable and the flowers are held high and on well branched and budded stems. The whole impression is of class and elegance. A true beauty of an iris. Sdlg TN30N: Ten of Hearts X Fields Of Gold sib

SINCE I FOUND YOU (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB Midseason-late 36” (91cm)
Slight fragrance White standards have gorgeous pink centers. Falls are a creamy white with light pink tones and a wide lavender violet band. White beards certainly add to the elegance. Very wide and ruffled flowers put on a fantastic show. So beautiful! Sdlg TO240A: Let Me Be There X Just Between Us

SMILING EMOJI (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB Early-midseason 36” (91cm)
Slight sweet fragrance Cream standards have a deep lemon center and then lemon infusions though out the edges. Falls are white with short violet lines and golden yellow hafts. Ruffled and lightly laced. It immediately made me think of the smiling emoji A very happy flower that can have incredible show stems. Sdlg TN111ZZ: Taboo sib X Hour Of The Dawn

SOVEREIGNTY (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB Early-midseason-late 37” (94cm)
Sweet fragrance Creamy white standards have deep lemon-yellow centers. Falls are an extremely plush deep burgundy black with a lavender purple band and yellow on the back of the falls which shows especially where the petal ruffles. Gorgeous wide and ruffled form. Stems are nice and can easily compete for best in show. Sdlg TN50YY: Autumn tease sib X Truth Or Dare

THAT’S ABOUT RIGHT (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB Midseason-late 36” (91cm)
Slight fragrance. Light lemon cream standards have the faintest light violet flush up the midrib. Falls are a deep rich purple to violet, with a narrow lighter edge. Beards are complex brown with white tips. A gorgeous and clean bicolor, That’s About Right has strong growth and lots of buds. Sdlg. TN172ZZ: Smashing Sensation X Private Party

THERE YOU ARE (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB Early-midseason 38” (96.5cm)
Light musky fragrance. Medium pink standards rise above very light creamy white falls with a slight pink flush and deeper pink hafts. A wide and pronounced violet blue band frames the fall and brings the whole iris to life. Really good, tall, multi-budded show stems make one stop in their tracks. Really a very elegant and polished iris. Sdlg. TN121A: Conniption Fit X Super Sized sibling

UNDERSTATEMENT (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB Midseason-late 40” (101.5cm)
Slight sweet fragrance. Solid pink standards have a gold edge. Falls are complex for sure. The ground color is a medium lavender with a creamy white area below the beard. The ground is then overlaid with a deep violet wash that clears and becomes a soft lavender pink band with a violet wire rim. Really a unique and stunning color confection. Tall and stately stems with lots of buds make it take center stage for the second half of the bloom season. Sdlg. TN223ZZ: sibling to Most Unusual and Blizzard Warning

WARM HUGS (Thomas Johnson ’26) TB
Early-midseason-late 38” (96.5cm)
Slight fragrance. Clean pink standards have a lighter flesh pink edge. Cream falls have a deep raspberry stitched haft and rosy pink dotted and stitched band. Warm Hugs has really wide and ruffled flowers on tall, well-branched stems. A beautiful iris in soft tones that are guaranteed to warm the heart. Sdlg. TM63YY: TI168ZZ: (TF56A: (TC343C: (Hysteria sibling x Danger Money) x Cheap Frills) x TF77E, Marry The Night sibling) X TK161A: (TG396A: (Fashion Diva x unknown) x Beautician)

WHOLE SHEBANG (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB Early-midseason 41” (104cm)
Slight fragrance. The lightest of lavender pink standards are medium pink at the center. Falls are cream, with a light pink area around the pinkish coral beard, and a very wide deep purple band. The flowers on Whole Shebang are very large and extremely bright and showy. You won’t miss this one, nor soon forget it either. Stunning, with tall, well branched and budded stems. Sdlg. TN204ZZ: Super Sized sibling X Conniption Fit

WHY NOT ME (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB Midseason-late 36” (91cm)
Slight fragrance. Standards are creamy white with a deep lemon center. Falls are white with a deep russet and yellow blended spot. The depth of the spot is variable from flower to flower. Why Not Me is a heavy bloomer, and puts on a stop-you-in-your-tracks show when in full flower. Sdlg. TN32YY: Truth Or Dare X Autumn Tease sibling