SAY THE WORD (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid 35” (89cm)
Some iris just remind me of food, perhaps it is just my insatiable appetite talking, but this one reminds me of some sort of yummy mango flavored dessert. Say the Word has very ruffled mango to peach blended standards and edge on white falls with a deep mango wash on the hafts and below the beard. A good grower and bloomer, Say the Word is a stunner; especially in full sun the color really shines. Very unique and won’t be confused with another. Gorgeous!!
Sdlg TJ326A: Blyth W51-1: ((Novel Idea x Gypsy Lord) x Magical) x Master at Arms sib) X Blyth W49-1: (Free to Dream x (((Alpine Harmony sib I’m Dreaming sib) x Platinum Class sib) x ((Wicked Woman x Pop Star) x (Wedding Belle x Starring)) x unknown))

STRAWBERRY FREEZE (T.Johnson '12)
TB Midseason 35” (89cm)
Yummy, yummy, yummy, it looks good enough to eat. What could be better than a bowl of strawberries topped off with a scoop of vanilla ice cream? Like its sister, Daring Deception, clumps create a vibrant accent of color that is unmistakable. Ample increase insures you’ll have enough for a second helping of this luscious creation.
Sdlg. TB127C: sib to ‘Daring Deception’ - By Jeeves X (Hold My Hand x Brave Face)

GILDED CHOCOLATE (Lynda Miller ’22)
TB Early-Midseason 36” (91cm)
If you like chocolate, this iris looks good enough to eat. Standards are rich dark red-chocolate brown with thin gilded gold edge. The red-chocolate brown falls have the same gilded gold edge plus thin gold veins radiating around beards of dark old gold. 9-12 buds. Exhibition certificate. 2019
Sdlg 1116: Boy Genius X Tuscan Summer.

WHIMSICAL LADY (T. Johnson ’22)
TB Midseason-Late 35” (89cm)
Sweet fragrance. Deep peach pink standards. Falls are light flesh pink touched deeper at the haft and at the edges of the petal. Wide overlapping and heavily ruffled form on good stems. Luscious and yummy colors.
Sdlg TK153B: Beautiful Moment X Sweet City Woman.

SPICED APPLES (Black 23)
BB Midseason-Late 27” (68.5cm)
Slight sweet fragrance You’ll love the warm yummy colors of these ‘Spiced Apples’. Standards are light copper peach styles mid copper. White fall hafts are mottled light wine then solid to edge. Light rosy peach centers blend to light then mid rosy-copper to edges and are circled with gilt gold rims and adorned with bright orange beards. Show stalks have 4 branches plus spur and 11-14 buds. Superb parent. Sdlg. Z148B: Delectable Treat X Black W182D: (Black U78C:(Black R168C, Three Part Harmony sib x Grace and Charm) x Long And Winding Road pollen parent)

WHAT'S UP (Keppel '23)
TB Midseason 38" (97cm)
Standards are an interesting blend of rosy tan and violet. Falls are a brassy yellow with a copper to orange beard. ((Nouveau Riche x (Mysterious Ways sib x Safari Sunset)) X Mysterious Ways sib x Safari Sunset) x (Mysterious Ways sib x (Summer Fashion x Coming Up Roses) x Lotus Land))))

WHEN I GROW UP (Black ’24)
BB Midseason-late 27” (68.5cm)
Sweet fragrance. This ruffled beauty comes with all the exceptional garden traits of its two exceptional parents. Such yummy citrus colors! Sdlg. BB162F: Luscious Lips X Boundless Berry

YUMMYLISCIOUS (Black ’24)
TB Early-midseason 34” (86.5cm)
No fragrance. This elegant lady is ready to step out on the town. She’ll be a big hit with admirers wanting to devour her. She’ll walk by with poise and grace, taking little notice of them. Softly colored flowers are carried on show stalks and produced by strong growth. Standards are a blended mid pink with a white margin. Falls are white with a pale pink band. Sdlg. BB159C: Black Y170C, Stardust Evening sib X Black Y165A: (V159K, Pleasure’s All Mine sib x Friendly Advice)

CANDY TREAT (T. Johnson ’25)
SDB Early-midseason 12” (30.5cm) Slight fragrance.
Standards are solid flesh pink to orange. Falls have a cream ground dotted and stitched with salmon and a lighter edge. Beards are burnt orange. Nicely formed and budded in a very yummy color combination.
Sdlg. TO87E: Zig Zag sib X Catch My Eye

BERRY GOOD (P. Black '25)
SDB Late-very late 14” (35.5cm) No fragrance.
So yummy! Striking color. Light mauve pink standards top dark maroon falls with mid purple bands.
Sdlg. CC265C: AA240B, Child sib X AA184A: (Breathtaking x Y278A Debonair Bear sib)

SUMMER STROLL (Paul Black 26)
TB Midseason-Late 30” (76cm)
Pronounced sweet fragrance The setting summer sun casts a warm glow as you stroll about. Light clear pink standards of this glaciata blend to wide light clear yellow bands. Ruffled white falls blend to light yellow margins. Mid tangerine beards rise from peachy orange hafts. Creates a very satisfying clump filled with show stalks. Stalks have 3 branches plus spur and 9-10 buds. So very pretty. Its later bloom assures it will escape late frosts/freezes that so many other glaciatas are prone to damage by. Sdlg. EE75D: BB149D, Wild About You sib X BB149B, Wild About You sib

CAPTURE MY HEART (Paul Black 26)
BB Midseason-Late 25” (63.5cm)
Slight musky fragrance Nice ruffles, a little lace and yummy citrus colors – be still my heart! Mid peach-apricot standards blend to mid apricot border. Mid peach-apricot blended falls darken toward its margin. Vibrant tangerine beards pulse from the heart. Vigorous growth produces show stalks having 3 branches and 8-9 buds. Sdlg. EE66A: BB116G, Garden Appeal sib X Black CC131A:(Black Z240A:(Tickle My Fancy x Black X99 purple sib:(Black T96B:(Wicked Good x Laughing Clown) x Penguin Party)) x Black Z240B:(Tickle My Fancy x Black X99 purple sib:(Black T96B:(Wicked Good x Laughing Clown) x Penguin Party)))

SKY WHISPERS (Lynda Miller ’26)
TB Early-midseason 32” (81cm)
Slight musky fragrance The pattern on ‘Sky Whispers’ intrigued me the first time I saw it. Standards are light blue-violet veined darker with a dark chartreuse edge. Style arms are light blue-violet tipped dark chartreuse. Falls are full plum-purple veined light plum purple with dotted shoulders. Pale blue beards are heavily tipped old gold. 8 buds are held on good stems. Sdlg 6618A: 7115A: (Lotto Winner x Tuscan Summer) X Gilded Chocolate

READY FOR DESSERT (Thomas Johnson ’26)
TB Midseason-late 36” (91cm)
Slight sweet fragrance Perhaps I think about food too much but I certainly think of dessert when I see this iris! It is the most yummy combination of colors combined with heavy ruffles and lace. Truly a stunning iris! Flesh pink standards are a deeper shade in the center. Falls are white with a very wide, ruffled and laced band. A touch of pink at the hafts on either side of the soft coral and white beards add perfectly to the elegance. A perennial favorite every year since its maiden bloom. Sdlg TO187L: Anti Hero sib