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 CIRCUS (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Early 36” (91.5cm)
Standards have a white ground overlaid solid deep gold in center becoming gold veining and finally a gold band at petal edge. Falls are a rich lavender to light red violet with a deep black cherry red thumbprint hafts and slight fall wash. Very pretty color combination and one that has been used a lot in hybridizing.
Sdlg TI61A SEASONS IN THE SUN X TF83A:(CARNIVAL CAPERS x GINGER ICE)

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 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

WHEN DOVES CRY (T.Johnson ’18)
TB Midseason 36” (91cm)
A lovely clean and ruffled bicolor iris. Standards are icy white with light lemon highlights especially shot up the midrib. Falls are a plush burgundy with nice wide and precise lavender bands and a darker wire rim. Nice orange beards contrast nicely with the plush burgundy falls. A favorite and used a lot in hybridizing.
Sdlg. TG193B: Risk Taker X Born This Way.

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)

WILD SURPRISE (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Midseason 36” (91.5cm)
Deep golden yellow standards. Falls are white with deep lemon hafts and slight fall wash becoming a violet wash and then transitioning into a purple and yellow blended rim. Beards are orange tipped white. A very flashy flower that leaves an impression. Outstanding garden appeal. Nice show stems with 9 buds.
Sdlg TI208A COLOUR BAZAAR X STYLE TRAVELLER

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

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.

ZIP ZING ZOWIE (P. Black '21)
TB Early-Midseason 35” (89cm)
Your head spins round with the whirlwind of colors of this broken color type. White standards are randomly splashed light lilac and tan. Fall centers are white blended outward to mid yellow and narrowly edged white and then randomly streaked, splashed, veined and mottled varying shades of vibrant red plum. You won’t miss seeing these wildly colorful flowers. Three well-spaced branches produce 7-8 buds.
Sdlg. Y115A: I Broke It X V24C: (Variegated Wonder x Die Laughing).

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

BE NOT AFRAID (Thomas Johnson ’22)
TB Early-Midseason 38” (96.5cm)
Sweet fragrance. Egg shell to light lavender standards with a narrow buff-gold ruffled rim. Milk glass white falls have a deep violet plicata band. There is a heavy concentration of violet across the hafts that forms a solid violet dart below burnt orange beards. Contrasting medium salmon style arms and a slight blush of salmon on the hafts of the falls completes the effect. A super strong grower with lovely show stems and triple bud sockets from top to bottom yields 12 or more total buds.
Sdlg TK211B: ((((( Blyth O16-A: Louisa’s Song x Gypsy Lord sib) x Treasured) x (Glad All Over x Adoree)) x ((sib to I’m Dreaming x ((Enjoy The Party x (Arabian Story x Cast A Spell)) x Mandarin Morning sib)) x (Wild Angel x Jersey Bounce))) X (Midnight Velvet sib x Reckless Abandon))

ALL OF ME (Thomas Johnson ’22)
SDB Midseason 13” (33cm)
Slight sweet fragrance. Brilliant coral pink self being a bit darker in the standards. The white beards are the perfect complement. A favorite of mine and used heavily in hybridizing.
Sdlg. TL263A: Blushing Diamond X Lovable Pink.

TWO HEARTS (T. Johnson ’22)
SDB Early 12” (31cm)
Slight sweet fragrance. Sky blue with deep maroon red falls spot and white tipped orange beards.
Sdlg TK264C: Prego X Oh Canada.

TIT FOR TAT (T. Johnson ’22)
MDB Midseason 6” (15cm)
Slight sweet fragrance. Light yellow with faint violet dotted edge and darker yellow centers. Falls are white touched medium yellow at the hafts and a lighter yellow rim. There are also medium maroon freckle dotted hafts on either side of orange beards.
Sdlg TK267D: sister to Roman Numerals.

FINDING PEACE (Thomas Johnson ’22)
SDB Late 13” (33cm)
Sweet fragrance. Pink standards and lighter pink falls. There is a large white patch around the big bushy frosted blue beards. A very sweet looking iris.
Sdlg TL266C: TI310C: (sib to Blue Eyed Girl x sib to Oh Wow) X Breathtaking.

ON A LARK (Thomas Johnson ’22)
SDB Midseason 13” (33cm)
Spicy fragrance. Near solid canary yellow standards with a white ground inside the standards. Falls have a white ground with nutmeg dotted hafts and a lemon plicata dotted edge. Very bright.
Sdlg TK275A: Little Keepsake X Alaia.

CURLY FRIES (Thomas Johnson ’22)
SDB Early 11” (28cm)
Sweet fragrance. Yellow standards. Falls have a white ground with yellow hafts and wide band. Maroon lines radiate out across the hafts and below the beard forming a pattern. The cross that produced Curly Fries was made note only for color but form. Both parents are known to transmit a nice ruffled form to its children so it seemed like a perfect marriage. Really beautiful ruffles and a bright orange beard. Very cool looking.
Sdlg TK268D: Unwritten X Alaia.

QUIGLEY (Thomas Johnson ’22)
SDB Midseason 15” (38cm)
Slight fragrance. I found it quite difficult to capture the unique beauty of Quigley in a photograph. I am still not completely satisfied. The color is more vibrant than the photo shows. It is one of those that I kept coming back to admire and study its unique coloration. Really fun in full clump, sorry I missed getting a good clump shot, but there is so much happening at once in the spring and such little time. Brassy gold standards with a little white ground showing in the centers. Falls have a white ground below the beard then cinnamon dotting and a central belly stripe. A brassy gold band encircles the fall. Very different and unique.
Sdlg TL227A: Unknown parentage, illegible tag.

SECRET PASSWORD (Thomas Johnson ’22)
SDB Early-Midseason 15” (38cm)
Sweet fragrance. Butter yellow standards. Falls are white with a large mustard yellow spot and lemon yellow band. Beards are frosted sky blue. Very round form and a gorgeous color combination.
Sdlg TK283C: pollen parent to Little Miss Sunshine X (Open Your Eyes x Thump)