Wow, this is an old thread 2 years old! Maybe we should start a new on on this theme?

I'd like that, Tom - maybe focusing on our favorite hybridizers one at a time?

I just went through my list and found half a dozen other Tom Johnson's that I have.

Like - a thread for Tom Johnson; a thread for Joe Ghio; a Keppel thread; and, of course, Barry Blyth...and
It might lead to discussions about the qualities we like in their irises.

This year I added...
In Cahoots SDB
Looney SDB
Snitch SDB
Tremors SDB
Keeno MDB
and Scatterbrain TB

All are doing great except Scatterbrain. I really like this iris but it is not doing well at all. It lost its tall leaves when it was planted and even though it has roots it has not put up and more green growth. I hope it makes it. I have others of his but I did not add them this year. smiles

Bonnie, I hope you'll add a photo of In Cahoots to the database when it blooms. The description is appealing.
And I may have to add Keeno to my list! Extravagant is the word I'd use for it!

We should take one at a time and it will help us suffer through the winter months, we have a long wait ahead of us!

Since I order from Mid America, some of the plants are Tom's & some are Paul Black's.

I just ordered from them for the first time this year -- gorgeous rhizomes, generous bonuses!