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

BEAUTICIAN (T. Johnson ’19)
TB Midseason-Late 36” (91cm)
Pink Standards; Falls have a light pink to white ground with a lavender stitched plicata band. Orange Beards are tipped white. We really like this plicata coming from non-traditional plicata breeding at least on the mother’s side. A strong grower and a fun color combination. Large flowers have nice wide and ruffled form. We have been hybridizing heavily with BEAUTICIAN.
Sdlg TH59B: Stole the Show X unknown.

BIG FLIRT (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid 36” (91cm)
Flesh pink standards and light veining throughout. Falls are deep grape purple with white spray around beard and light lavender marginal band. Large and very wide ruffled flowers create a very dramatic display. Amazing garden presence pulls you in for a closer look every time.
Sdlg: TJ161C: Sergey X Que Sera Sera

BLACK COMEDY (P. Black ‘17)
IB Early-Late 27” (69cm)
Amazing compact clumps filled with stalks having 2 branches and 6-7 buds. Showy orange beards. Fertile.
Sdlg. V199F: Love Spell X (lady of the night x Paul Black)
IB Award of Merit 2021

BLACK LABEL (P. Black ‘20)
BB Midseason- Very Late 24” (61cm)
As BBs go, ‘Black Label’ is perfection in addition to having a wonderfully diverse parentage. Purple black bitone flowers have white hafts with black veins that continue down the falls. Perfectly proportioned stalks have an amazing 3 branches plus spur and 9-11 buds. You can’t miss its strong grape fragrance.
Sdlg. Y68A: U35A, Daffy Duck sib X W191A: (S207I: (Keeper x Q47C, Devil’s Delight pod parent) x U80C, Waylaid sib)

BURGUNDY RULES (B. Blyth ’21)
TB Early-Mid 38” (96cm)
There have been many Iris named in these colours, however here is one that puts on such a spectacular show, it calls for your attention. Standards are light violet, harmonizing with the richer colored red burgundy falls and beards of violet brown. Show stems both for flower quality and branching.
Sdlg Z40-A: Dash of Burgundy X Devil by Night

COLORICIOUS (P. Black ‘20)
TB Midseason-Late 30” (76cm)
It’s not only colorful but also has a zingy pattern. Mid yellow color of standards and styles repeats in the fall hafts. Irregular yellow veins continue over center of white falls changing to mid red violet veins inside wide brassy auburn bands. Light marigold beards are a nice complement. All petals are amply ruffled. Stalks have 3 branches and 8-9 buds. Mild sweet fragrance.
Sdlg. X89H, Paisley Print sib

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!

HOLD ME NOW (T. Johnson ’16)
TB Late 35” (98cm)
‘Hold Me Now’ has amazing dark violet blue beards with just a brushing of chocolate over their tops. They are a colorful contrast to the mid pink standards and opaque pearl white falls that have darker pink hafts and lighter pink bands. Show stalks have ample buds to make a long bloom season. It is being used in hybridizing extensively for blue bearded pinks.
Sdlg TD120A: Sib to One Last Kiss.

INSTANT MESSAGE (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Early 34” (86cm)
Standards have a white ground that is almost completely overlaid with lavender blue. Falls have a stark white ground with a deep inky blue purple plicata band. Tangerine beards are tipped violet. Garden performance is what comes to mind when I think of this iris. It is a very floriferous and strong grower that is quite stunning in full clump. Amazingly beautiful!!
Sdlg TI128A: Whisper in the Wind X (Rumor Has It x High Octane).

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

NEW TWIST (P. Black ‘20)
SDB Early- Midseason 13” (33cm)
Its form isn’t what I’d like but the color is like none other. Light yellow standards open wide to show peach styles. Light pink falls blend to cream and have narrow gold bands. Cute pink beards.
Sdlg. Y259B: V271A: (Orange Obsession x T219C, Meticulous pod parent sib) X V237B: (R262B, Blazing Garnet pollen parent sib x Lovable Pink sib)

OH MY (T. Johnson ’20)
SDB Late 15” (38cm)
Oh my is all I keep saying when I walk by this one and look at the beard. The standards are a bit twisted but the deep navy to near black beards are incredible. Strong growth and bloom with three buds per stem. Amazing!
Sdlg TJ61B parentage unknown

OH WOW (T. Johnson ’17)
SDB Midseason-Late 15” (38cm)
Oh wow is exactly what I say whenever I see this. The picture says it best, it is all about the beards! The intensity of the blue beards is a bit variable from season to season but is always dramatic. 3 buds.
SDB Award of Merit 2021
Sdlg TG334F: (Sib to Wit x It’s Amazing) X Worry Wart.

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)

PRIVATE PARTY (T. Johnson ’20)
TB Early 36” (91.5cm)
Pink Standards with slight gilt edge. Falls are deep lavender purple with a light lavender edge and then encircled with a purple wire rim. Beards are a strange deep lavender with frosted hair tips. Gorgeous show stems with tons of buds ensure a long bloom season. Used heavily in hybridizing.
Sdlg TH38A CALL ME MAYBE X HAUNTED HEART.

PUSSYCAT EYES (P. Black ‘19)
AB Midseason-Late 28” (71cm)
‘Pussycat Eyes’ is an altogether amazing quarter bred arilbred. Easy growing arilbreds with such strong aril characteristics are rare and even more rare is having 2 branches and at least 7 buds. Palest lilac standards surround yellow styles. Wide, arched falls have big black signals giving way to a dark cherry area and then to mid red purple and finished with a 1/4” tan gold band. Grows easily in average garden conditions.
Sdlg. W305A: Energizer X Careless Whisper

QUEEN OF DARKNESS (P. Black ‘19)
SDB Early-Midseason 14” (36cm)
She does rule supreme in the garden. Iridescent red purple standards and styles sit above purple black falls set ablaze by big bright orange beards. Clumps packed full of stalks give a long bloom season.
Sdlg. Y292D: V340B: (T271F: (R284 turquoise plic sib: (Graph x P168G, Total Denial sib) x Q95A, My Cher sib) x T272 wine sib: Unknown) X U159A: (R222C: (Devoted x P199A: (T.Johnson TX100A, pod parent of It’s Amazing x N334C sib, pod parent of Worry Wart)) x (Devoted x P144A: ((L223A: Brash x Pink Frosting) x Pink Potion)))

SNAPSHOT (T.Johnson '08)
TB Early-Midseason 32” (81cm)
Snapshot may be short of stature but you won’t overlook the powerful presence of its bright colors in your garden. Blazing yellow-gold standards continue as large sunbursts etched onto centers of mahogany-red falls. Mahogany veins radiate over sunbursts. Zingy gold beards amplify the sunburst effect. Growth is strong and robust. Stalks have two branches and 7 buds.
WISTER MEDAL; Runner up to the Dykes '16 and '17.
Sdlg. TW6C: Bold Vision X Next Millennium.

TAKE YOUR PICK (P. Black '21)
SDB Midseason-Late 12” (30cm)
You can take your pick from all the diverse personalities of ‘Take Your Pick’. Standards are dark purple and styles a bit darker. Light pink ground falls may have anywhere from a dark purple plicata band to purple almost completely covering the falls. Markings can vary from flower to flower on the same plant. All are beautiful. Coral beards.
Sdlg. Z185A: Peppito X X330G: (Bazinga x T229B: (R270A: (O315A: (L264C, Bright sib x M200C, Meow sib) x Circus Clown) x Extraterrestrial)).