COLOR CAPERS (K. Keppel ’20)
TB Early-Mid 38” (97cm)
A dark top; deep violet standards with apricot edges; falls Apricot, a bit lighter in center with orange beards. Very pretty and bright!

DREAM ABOUT YOU (T. Johnson ’18)
TB Late 38” (97cm)
Standards mustard to lemon yellow. Falls are a rich medium mauve to violet with a lighter brownish fall edge. Hafts are touched yellow to brown on either side of russet beards. An iris that is a bit difficult to photograph. Super form and ruffles on well branched and budded show stalks. A favorite and tagged for introduction from its maiden bloom. Recommended!!
Sdlg. TG96B: ((Sirocco Mist x Dinner Talk) x Carnival Capers) X Silk Road.

TABOO (T. Johnson ’21)
TB Mid 35” (89cm)
Light lemon-yellow standards are washed and veined a darker lemon. Falls are a medium lavender blue with a dark maroon wash, deepening at the hafts. A lighter lavender fall band and center belly stripe that extends from below the beard to the petals edge completes the pattern. Super strong growth with large showy flowers on nice show stems. A longer season of bloom was also noted in the field this year.
Sdlg TI83ZZ: ((Sirocco Mist x Dinner Talk) x Carnival Capers) X Twilight Rhapsody.

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)

BURST OF INSPIRATION (T. Johnson ’25)
TB Early-midseason 37” (94cm) Sweet fragrance.
Standards are creamy white with pinkish centers. Falls are wide and ruffled with a deep violet purple center wash that transitions to a very wide lavender band. Its striking pattern is displayed on nicely branched and budded stems. A nice clean and sharp addition to the rimmed pattern.
Sdlg. TL195C: Bombshell X TI83A, Taboo sib: (TC304C: (Blyth O189-1: (Sirocco Mist x Dinner Talk) x Carnival Capers) x Twilight Rhapsody)