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

BABY’S GOT THE BLUES (P. Black '21)
MTB (tet) Midseason-Late 26” (66cm)
The clean, dark indigo standards and inky blue black blended falls make this a great addition to the MTB class. Strong growth produces plenty of show stalks with loads of branches and buds. Unusual beards are half bronze brown and half indigo.
Sdlg. Y195A: Waylaid X U66B: (Date with Destiny x S208A, Silver Ice sib)

BRIGHT VICTORY (P. Black ‘20)
MTB Midseason-Late 23” (58cm)
Absolutely clean and clear mid bright gold with marigold beards. Stalks have 3 branches and 9-10 buds. You can’t ignore it. Exceptional MTB parent.
Sdlg. Y179B: long & involved

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.

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

FLIRTIN’ SKIRTS (P. Black ‘18)
MTB Early-Midseason 24” (61cm)
A new era of brightly colored, wider and more ruffled tetraploid MTBs is emerging from mixed chromosome breeding. This parentage includes SDBs, IBs, tet MTBs, BBs and TBs. The SDB pollen parent, ‘April Fanfare’, can have 2 branches and 6 buds which helps make it an excellent tet MTB parent. This bright bicolor has unique peach styles and the pattern is pumila spot plicata. ‘FLIRTIN’ SKIRTS’ will make a memorable clump. Can be used in breeding in all median classes and TBs. I’m using it to hopefully produce pumila spot plics in TBs.
Sdlg. W218B: (Black Q47C, Devil’s Delight pod parent x Teenybopper) X April Fanfare

I FEEL ENCHANTING (P. Black ‘20)
MTB Midseason-Late 26” (66cm)
Great color and form. Light lilac standards blend to buff. Mid lilac falls have buff sanded veins around tangerine beards and silver rims. Four branches plus spur carry 10-14 buds.
Sdlg. Y198C: long & involved

LONG AND WINDING ROAD (P. Black ‘20)
MTB Early-Midseason 18” (46cm)
The result of this trip is a simply formed, demure flower with mid pink standards and peach falls with tangerine pink beards. Stalks with 2 branches and 2 spurs produce 8-9 buds. Very pretty.
Sdlg. Y190B: long & involved

MERRY MULBERRY (P. Black ‘19)
BB Midseason-Late 26” (66cm)
Many lovely BBs are coming from tetraploid MTB, SDB and IB breeding and this is one with exceptional quality. Ruffled, classically formed blooms are rose mulberry bitone with buff area around tangerine beards. Strong show stalks have 3 branches plus 2 spurs with 12-14 buds. A must have for showing or in the garden.
Sdlg. X143L: U62E, involved X V182A: (R170J, Simply Coral sib x Enough is Enough)

PAPER TIGER (P. Black '21)
MTB (tet) Midseason-Late 26” (66cm)
'Paper Tiger’ is a darker, richer version of ‘Fairy King’. Mid gold washed standards are lined and banded dark gold. Darkest red plum falls bend to purple and then to black centers, all underlaid with darker veins. Clumps are filled with show stalks.
Sdlg. Y202E, Fairy King sib

PERFECTLY COMPOSED (P. Black ‘20)
MTB Early-Midseason 18” (46cm)
Emphasis is on very round modern form. Standards and styles are pale blue. Mid violet blue falls have white haft veins beside white beards. Three branches and 7-9 buds.
Sdlg. Y191C: U66A: (Date with Destiny x S208A, Silver Ice sib) X W211A: (U88A: (First Lady of Spring x Spell) x U68A: (Date with Destiny x unknown cross))

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)

SHIRTS AND SKINS (L Miller ’21)
MTB Early-Mid Tet 19” (48cm)
Standards flesh light coral. Falls deep pinkish orchid with narrow pink rim. Coral beards. 7-9 buds!
Sdlg 4914: She’s a Doll X (Stylish Lass x Sun Spirit).

SUBTLE GLOW (P. Black ‘20)
MTB Midseason 22” (56cm)
A wonderfully wide and ruffled peach pink blend with peach styles, neon tangerine beards and narrow tan peach bands. Three branches and 7-9 buds.
Sdlg. Y196A: long & involved

TALKING SMACK (L Miller ’21)
MTB Tet Early-Mid 22” (56cm)
Dark purple with tangerine beards and 10 to 16 buds!!! First in my quest for a black with red beards!
Sdlg 515A: ((Ben A Factor x Red Trooper) x unknown) X (Raspberry Shocker x Night Spirit).

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).

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

LOKI (Lynda Miller ’22)
MTB Early-Midseason. Tetraploid 20” (51cm)
Named for the God of mischief. Standards are deep butter yellow, tinted purple at the base. Falls are medium plum purple with a paler rim. Old gold beards. Stalks are well branched with 10-14 buds.
Sdlg 6916B: (sib to Raspberry Shocker x Hager AMT6730-4) X (sib to Raspberry Shocker x Night Spirit)

NEON GLOW (Lynda Miller ’22)
MTB Midseason Tetraploid 23” (58cm)
Small blossoms of brilliant neon orange with orange-red beards. 8 to 11 buds are carried on well branched stalks.
Sdlg 1016: sib to Raspberry Shocker X (Rose City x (Cheerful Doll x Red Trooper)).

PAW PRINTS (Lynda Miller ’22)
MTB Midseason-Late 20” (51cm)
Standards and falls white. Falls have dark purple hafts that pale as they wash down the petal. 7 to 9 buds
Sdlg 716D: (12007 x Pretty Reward) X Little White Tiger.