Bearded Irises
Tall Bearded, Intermediate Bearded, Border Bearded, & Arilbred Irises
(Paul Black, 2020), TB, 31", early to midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards mid mulberry, palest violet splashes; style arms mid lavender, light tan edge; falls palest violet-white, random mid mulberry streaks and splashes, hafts streaked mid plum and light tan; beards white in throat, middle light yellow, ends light marigold; pronounced sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention, 2023.
(Paul Black, 2023), SDB, 15" (38.0 cm), early to midseaon bloom.
Standards white, light yellow center turning to veins; style arms mid yellow; falls white, hafts covered with heavy closely spaced red brown veins turning to dark brown beneath beard, narrow light gilt gold band, lower third white band; beards mid gold throat, mid gold / white middle, white end; pronounced sweet fragrance.
Photo: Andrew Brownfield
(Donald Spoon, 2007), TB, 33", midseason to late bloom, broken color.
Standards, style arms and falls light pink streaked raspberry; beards light pink tipped tangerine in middle, orange in throat; ruffled, lightly laced; broken color pattern; slight sweet fragrance.
(Thomas Johnson, 2021), SDB. 12" (30 cm), late bloom.
Standards lemon-gold, violet streaks at tip; style arms orange; falls cream ground, light violet dotted wash transitioning to a broken violet band then buff-gold edge; beards tangerine; very ruffled.
Honorable Mention 2023.
Photo: Andrew Brownfield
(Paul Black, 2021), TB, 35", early to midseason bloom, broken color.
Standards white, randomly splashed and streaked light lilac and tan; style arms mid gold, mid lilac ridge; falls white, blended to 1/2” mid yellow band, then narrow white band, randomly streaked and splashed and veined overall with varying shades of vibrant red-plum; beard hairs based white, tips light ochre; pronounced sweet fragrance.
Honorable Mention, 2023.
(Paul Black, 2007), SDB, 14", mid to late season bloom.
Standards medium yellow; style arms yellow-gold; falls medium yellow ground, dark burgundy veins washed and blended darker over lower 3/5, edged with 3/8" solid medium yellow band; beards orange; ruffled; pronounced spicy fragrance.
Honorable Mention 2009; Award of Merit 2011, Cook Douglas Medal 2015.
