2024 Mid-America Garden Catalogue print version Europe, Japan, Australia, Russia, Argentina, South Africa, Ukraine, Chile, South Korea, China, and all countries outside the USA and Canada. The catalogue is a 80 page full color printed booklet with over 900 photos.

2024 Mid-America Garden Catalogue for USA and Canada. The catalogue is a 80 page full color printed booklet with over 900 photos.

ACT TWO (P. Black ‘19)
BB Early-Midseason-Rebloom 25” (63cm)
Superb branching and buds plus a lovely strong spicy fragrance create a memorable garden presence. Crisp form with plenty of ruffles. Rapid growth.
Sdlg. X147FR: U75BR, Keep Going sib X U41AR: (Advantage X S142AR, Triple Dip sib)

AIRY FAIRY FLOWER (P. Black '21)
BB Early-Late 23” (58cm)
Flowers, flowers everywhere! The exuberant branching and buds insure you’ll have loads of “Airy” flowers over a long time. There are 4 branches plus spur and a basal branch with 1 branch and 5 buds. It normally has at least 20 buds. Classically formed and ruffled sparkling white flowers have mid violet blue plicata band standards surrounding mid violet blue styles. Falls have a wire rim plic edging. Smaller flowers allow flowers to show without crowding. Proportion is its hallmark. Breathtaking clumps!
Sdlg. Y180A: Stylish Choice X W215A: (S207E: (Keeper x Q47C: (O234A: (Silverberry x L86B: (Waiting For George x Cimarron Trail)) x O230A: (K256A: (Flights Of Fancy x I144A, Fleece as White sib) x T.Johnson TU78A: (I’ve Got Rhythm x Flight Of Fancy)))) x U69A: (Ink Patterns x Alberta Clipper)).

ARTIST’S HAND (P. Black ‘19)
SDB Midseason 13” (33cm)
Peach styles peer out from lilac blended standards. Unusual extended mulberry veined pattern on light rose buff falls have pale apricot hafts surrounding big burnt orange beards. Producing unique veined seedlings.
Sdlg. Y243A: U213A: (S258B: (O262CR: (91246BR: (79-3: (Puppet x Meadow Moss) x 89263A: (85388A: (Cindy Mitchell x 83132B: (B80-35: (Clays Caper x Michael Paul) x Rainbow Music)) x 86356 sib, Easy Style sib)) x Forever Blue) x Dime) x S265D, Cartoon Characters) X Blazing Garnet

BABY DOLL PINK (P. Black '21)
MTB Early-Midseason 25” (63cm)
The soft light orchid of the standards is blended over the soft pink falls. A slight metallic sheen adds a touch of mystery. Mid pink styles provide a bit of contrast as do the shrimp beards. Three branches are graced with 7-9 buds on easy to grow plants.
Sdlg. Z139BB: Unknown

BLUSHING DIAMOND (T. Johnson ’17)
SDB Midseason 10” (25cm)
Beautiful clear pink standards and rim on white falls. White beards. Diamond dusted finish. A showy favorite with three buds. Classy!
Sdlg TG312A: Fashion Baby X Joyful Love

BREAK MY HEART (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid-Late 36” (91cm)
The first of many introductions this year from the wonderful parent Dressed to the Nines. White standards with lemon centers becoming faint veining to petal edge. Falls are a deep rich red violet with a very light lavender band and then a gold edge. The beards are tangerine tipped violet. Very nice ruffled form on fantastic show stems. Break My Heart is a strong bloomer covering itself with flowers. Fabulous!!
Sdlg: TJ252C: Dressed to the Nines X When Doves Cry.

CODE OF HONOR (T.Johnson ‘13)
IB Midseason 25” (63cm)
Strong growth creates clumps filled with bloom. Icy white self with medium blue beards. Slight fragrance. Beautiful form one would expect from Bluebeard’s Ghost.
Sass Medal 2021
Sdlg. TB91A: Bluebeard’s Ghost X Mythology

CORALINA (T.Johnson ‘14)
TB Midseason 34” (86cm)
Frothy, heavily ruffled and laced mid peach blend with fall centers several shades lighter. Soft brownish orange beards blend perfectly with this demure creation. Note the abundance of bloom and show stalks in the picture.
TB Award of Merit 2021
Sdlg. TB135A: Blyth O256-B, involved seedlings X Eye for Style

DEEP IN THE HEART (P. Black '21)
MTB (tet) Midseason-Late 25” (63cm)
The lush velvety purple black falls will draw you in for a closer look. You’ll then notice the mid purple standard’s color repeats in a narrow fall band. Look inside and you’ll see sparkling white styles with center ridge and crest of mid lilac. It is entrancing. As with others of this type, there are loads of branching and buds to insure a long bloom season.
Sdlg. Y203A: To the Contrary X long & involved.

DRESSED TO THE NINES (T. Johnson ’19)
TB Midseason 37” (94cm)
Lemon yellow standards over red violet falls with lavender band and slight yellow wire rim. Short white lines radiate out on either side of the yellow orange beard. With its super nice ruffled form, we have used Dressed to the Nine’s heavily in hybridizing and is an exceptional parent for form and banded patterns in lots of different colors. There will be many intros from it in the future. Nice stems with good buds complete this quality iris.
Sdlg. TG425A: Blyth S173-B: (Fine Drop x (Q19-6: Electric Candy Sib.)) X Unknown (illegible tag) Recommended!

FAIRY KING (P. Black '21)
MTB (tet) Midseason-Late 26” (66cm)
The color range of tetraploid MTBs keeps expanding at a fast pace. ‘Fairy King’ does its part to keep pushing it forward. White standards are washed butter and edged and veined darker. Mid yellow styles peer from between them. Dark red plum falls blend inward to dark red violet then to near black centers. Darker veins underlay the entire fall. Bountiful branching and buds insure a long bloom season.
Sdlg. Y202C: V258C, Casual Attire sib X Casual Attire

FLYING MONKEY (P. Black '21)
SDB Midseason-Late 12” (30cm)
What a sight this monkey is with a wonderful luminata pattern. Standards are cream heavily washed mid khaki as are the styles. Falls have huge neon marigold beards surrounded by clear mid yellow throat and hafts giving way to white surrounding their tips. The falls lower half is washed/sanded mid brown and narrowly banded tan gold. What a sight! Very showy clumps. Excellent parent.
Sdlg. Z190E: V230C: (R258A, April Fanfare sib x My Cher) X Jolly

HEY LOOK AT ME (P. Black 21)
SDB Midseason-Late 12” (30cm)
The color demands you look. Vivid yellow gold standards flushed apricot stand open enough to reveal mid apricot styles. Burnished apricot falls blend to gold edges and are set afire with big, brilliant orange beards. Clumps scream, “Hey Look At Me”.
Sdlg. Y225B: T208B: (Mostly Sunny x Graceful) X V271A: (Orange Obsession x T219C, Meticulous pod parent sib).

IGNITE THE LIGHT (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Early-Mid 36” (91cm)
It has been hard for me to capture the beauty of this one in a photo. Very light yellow standards are heavily flushed deep golden yellow at the base and in the center transitioning to veining at the edge. Falls are a rich reddish brown with a lemon yellow and white blended band. A clump of this blooming in the full sun is spectacular. An excellent garden iris that is well branched, budded and floriferous.
Sdlg TJ225ZZ: (((Wild Angel x sib) x Girl Gone wild) x Mardi Gras Ball) X Apricot Smoothie.

LITTLE BAND OF GOLD (P. Black ‘20)
SDB Early-Midseason 13” (33cm)
Nothing else like it! It was a favorite from its first bloom. Mid sulfur yellow standards are blushed orange. Mid orange falls are narrowly banded bright yellow and set ablaze with big red orange beards.
Sdlg. Y250H, Peach Puff sib

LITTLE CHICK (T. Johnson ’19)
SDB Midseason 13” (33cm)
Canary yellow self with lovely violet beards. Showy and cute!
Sdlg. TI266A: (TD270: A Little Good News x Amorous Duet) X ((TG319A: (TG 257D: Ignite x TC233A: Clever x Celebrate)) x Thump)

MAGIC SPLASH (T. Johnson ’17)
SDB Late 10” (25cm)
Pink standards over white falls with pink rim and thumbprint hafts. Big frosted electric blue beards really stand out. Very cute at the end of the SDB season.
Sdlg TG335A: (sib to Wit x It’s Amazing) X Little Steps

MY FAIR CHER (P. Black ‘20)
SDB Early- Midseason 14” (36cm)
Such beauty is exhibited by this pristine white glaciata with lime lines over standards. Falls have light yellow hafts and silvery texture veins. Orange to white beards are a nice splash of color.
Sdlg. X250D: Graceful X Dramedy