UNDER DOG (P. Black ‘19)
TB Midseason-Very Late 36” (91cm)
Big ruffled blooms have standards of mid dusky spiced rose that repeats in 3/4” wide blended bands on light rosy butter falls. Soft tangerine beards add a touch of persuasion. Strong growth produces show stalks with 3 branches and 9-10 buds. Color lightens with age.
Sdlg. W20B, Time Out sib

VERY BERRY SHAKE (T.Johnson ’20)
SDB Late 13” (33cm)
Creamy white ground plicata with deep wide deep raspberry plicata band on standards and falls. Fully saturated burnt orange to red beards. Nice ruffles on strong plants. 4 buds!
Sdlg TJ33A sib to Tizzy Fit

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

WALK RIGHT BACK (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Early 36” (91.5cm)
Cream to flesh pink standards that are heavily infused antique to rose pink in centers. Falls are deeper flamingo to rose pink with tangerine beards. Nicely formed and ruffled flowers are carried on show stems with 11 buds early in the season. Coming out of a cross made with two Blyth seedlings. Very nice!
Sdlg TI222B: Blyth W68-4:(T196-1:(R85-Y: CERTAIN MAGIC SIB) x (R41-4: (P157-1: (N275-2: (L280-1: (G75-A: (E99-1: (B132-2: HOLIDAY LOVER x LOVE COMES) x BYGONE ERA) x (E158-2: (B202-1: AFFAIRE x (Z55-3: (X108-2 x X108-10: CHOCOLATE VANILLA SIBS)) x (B164-1:CHOCOLATE VANILLA x ELECTRIQUE))) x (G63-G: MANDARIN MORNING SIB)) x (L133-1: (J141-1: GIRL THING SIB x G63-B: MANDARIN MORNING SIB))) x (L115-B: SHIVER OF GOLD SIB)) x (O228-4: (L133-7: I’M DREAMING SIB) x (L304-1: PLATINUM CLASS SIB)))) x (T315-1:(P168-1: PAINTED FLUTES x (N300-1: CHOCOLATES AND SILK x DECADENCE)) x ADOREE)) X W72-:(HELLO BEAUTIFUL X (T314-1: (P161-AA: (N309-6: ITALIAN MASTER SIB) x (L169-A: (J230-2: ENJOY THE PARTY x KATHLEEN KAY NELSON) x CALLING)) x LOST TAG

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

WHAT A FEELING (T. Johnson ’17)
TB Late 35” (89cm)
White standards are heavily infused lemon. Falls are white with a wide blue to violet washed band and nice lemon area on either side of the orange beard. Nicely ruffled and quite showy.
Sdlg TF8B: Blueberry Parfait X Sib to Dignified

WHAT A PARTY (T. Johnson ’18)
TB Midseason-late 33” (84cm)
Yellow to gold standards with a little violet blended in. Falls are plush and rich deep burgundy black changing to a feathered red edge then encircled with a lavender blue band and finally edged gold. A beautiful flower for sure. Branched stalks have up to 12 buds. Color!!
Sdlg. TG125A: ((Lunch in Madrid x ((Decadence x Next Millenium)) x (Magic by Gosh x Crowns for credit sib.)) X Abiding Love

WHAT A VIEW (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Late 36” (91.5cm)
Solid golden yellow standards. Falls are white ground with nutmeg brown plicata haft and edge. Very flashy flowers with beautiful form and heavy ruffling. Is proving to be a very good parent.
Sdlg TH58C Sib to Stitches

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)

WIND BENEATH MY WINGS (P. Black ‘19)
TB Midseason-Late 33” (84cm)
What a beauty she is as she takes flight. Standards of heavily ruffled blooms are shaded light pink and are edged with ivory lace. Wide falls are light buff peach with darker veins and ivory laced edges. Burnt orange beards are an interesting contrast. Strong show stalks have 3 branches and 7-8 buds.
Sdlg. X28B: Haunted Heart X U73C: (Photogenic x O210B, Always Lovely sib)

WINTER’S SMILE (P. Black ‘16)
TB Early-Late 35” (89cm)
‘Winter’s Smile’ is big and broad and smiling from ear to ear. Here’s another selection from the “beauty” cross. Plush warm white flowers have big looping ruffles. Standards have a greenish blush up midribs. Strongly flared falls are blushed palest gold over hafts. Warm white beards touched pale tan don’t detract from the classic sculp- tured form. Robust clean growth produces clumps filled with show stalks having 3 branches and 9-10 buds.
TB Award of Merit 2021
Sdlg. U1H, Luxuriant sib

WONDER BEARD (P. Black '21)
MTB (tet) Midseason-Late 24” (61cm)
The complex heritage of ‘Portland Pink’ made this advancement in MTBs possible. Its form is compact and lightly ruffled. The clarity of subtle gradations of pink is stunning. Light baby ribbon pink standards encase warmer pink styles. Light warm salmon pink falls are adorned with heavily saturated mid coral pink beards. Definitely a top pick for those who love pink irises. Two branches and terminal normally have 6-7 buds.
Sdlg. X235C: (Portland Pink X Always Lovely).

WOWZIE (T. Johnson ’20)
SDB Midseason-Late 13” (33cm)
Medium sky blue self with large deep indigo blue eyelash spot on Falls. Beards are cream with yellow hair tips. WOWZIE has been a garden favorite since its maiden bloom. Outstanding!
Sdlg TJ22B DANCING AROUND X TH193A:(TE116A:(RIVETING x CAPICHE) x TD202A:(TA121D:(GOLDEN RING SIB) x EASY DOES IT))

WRAP HER UP (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Late 36” (91cm)
Apricot to salmon pink standards with a rosy lavender flush up the midrib. Falls are a rich magenta rose that is very clean with a nice ruffled edge and red orange beards. Wrap Her Up is a very clean bicolor and we think much prettier than the photo depicts. With very pretty show stems, Wrap Her Up makes a very elegant show near the end of the season.
Sdlg TJ159D: (Poster Girl x Cameo Minx) X Highly Classified.

YOU FLIRT (T. Johnson ’18)
TB Late 36” (91cm)
Light yellow standards are lighter on the edge. Falls are rich burgundy with a narrow lemon yellow edge. The nicely ruffled forms shows the lemon yellow reverse on the petals adding to the effect.
Sdlg. TF34B: Catwalk Queen X Risk Taker.

YOUR TURN (P. Black '21)
IB (tet) Midseason-Late 26” (66cm)
These more simply formed purple black flowers are born in great abundance from healthy clumps. Elaborately branched stalks composed of a main stalk and two basal branches produce 15-18 flowers. The garden impact is one of exuberance.
Sdlg. Y201A: To the Contrary X Night Spirit.

YOUR’RE THE ONE (T. Johnson ’19)
TB Late 38” (97cm)
Sweetly scented. We have been working on blue bearded pinks for quite some time. Continually working on getting the beard a more saturated blue. We really like YOU’RE THE ONE. Standards are a light lavender pink. Falls are a very light pink to almost white, deepening to a light pink rim. Beards are coral pink in the throat and frosted lavender at the end. Strong growth on nice show stems carrying 9 buds. Beautiful and elegant!!
Sdlg. TH127A: Hold Me Now X Those Violet Eyes.

ZIG ZAG (T. Johnson ’21)
SDB Late 12” (30.5cm)
Two things immediately come to mind when I think of this flower: the brilliant beard and the wonderful wide, round and ruffled form. It could be described as a rimmed broken color plicata. A very interesting mix of several patterns in one. I have used it heavily in breeding. Zig Zag is one of many iris to be introduced out of the fantastic parent Alaia.
Sdlg TK282B: Stylish Miss X Alaia.

ZIPPED UP (L. Miller ’20)
MTB Late 17” (43cm)
Standards, styles and Falls all have white ground heavily dotted and striped deep purple-violet. Lightly ruffled! Showy!
Sdlg 6414C (Garden Imp x Survivor) X Garden Imp

BORN TO BOOGIE (Thomas Johnson ’22)
SDB Late 12” (31cm)
Sweet fragrance. Rich coral orange standards and style arms with a slight violet plicata wash in the standards. Falls are salmon with medium maroon plicata dots. Beards are a bright coral orange.
Sdlg TK273C: Sweet Devotion X unknown, illegible tag.