2009, Johnson
'Sordid Lives' (Thomas Johnson, R. 2009). Seedling# TX56A. TB, 41" (104 cm), Early midseason bloom. Standards white, slight gold halo; style arms white, gold crests; falls blend from white to light yellow, centers wildly washed, mottled and dotted rose magenta shading to darker rose over centers, wide blended bands of off-white to yellow, hafts veined and sanded plum; beards gold; purple based foliage. 'Whispering Spirits' X 'Impulsive'. Mid-America 2009. Honorable Mention 2011, Award of Merit 2013.
See below: * * 'Sordid Lives'References (Thomas Johnson, R. 2009). Seedling# TX56A. TB, 41" (104 cm), Early midseason bloom. Standards white, slight gold halo; style arms white, gold crests; falls blend from white to light yellow, centers wildly washed, mottled and dotted rose magenta shading to darker rose over centers, wide blended bands of off-white to yellow, hafts veined and sanded plum; beards gold; purple based foliage. 'Whispering Spirits' X 'Impulsive'. Mid-America 2009. Honorable Mention 2011, Award of Merit 2013.
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From Mid-America Garden catalog, 2009: SORDID LIVES (T.Johnson 09) TB Early Midseason 41” (104cm). Sordid Lives is as colorful and twisted as the movie by the same name. Pure-hearted white standards haloed in gold are in divine contrast to the raucously colored and blatantly ruffled falls. Falls blend from white to light yellow with centers wildly washed, mottled, and dotted rose magenta to darker rose over centers leaving wide blended bands of off-white to yellow. Hafts are veined and sanded plum. Add to it zany yellow gold beards and you have an unforgettable experience. Strong show stalks with 3-4 branches and 8-11 buds arise from clean, healthy purple base foliage. Sdlg. TX56A: Whispering Spirits X Impulsive. $50.00. |
From Mid-America Garden catalog, 2009: SORDID LIVES (T.Johnson 09) TB Early Midseason 41” (104cm). Sordid Lives is as colorful and twisted as the movie by the same name. Pure-hearted white standards haloed in gold are in divine contrast to the raucously colored and blatantly ruffled falls. Falls blend from white to light yellow with centers wildly washed, mottled, and dotted rose magenta to darker rose over centers leaving wide blended bands of off-white to yellow. Hafts are veined and sanded plum. Add to it zany yellow gold beards and you have an unforgettable experience. Strong show stalks with 3-4 branches and 8-11 buds arise from clean, healthy purple base foliage. Sdlg. TX56A: Whispering Spirits X Impulsive. $50.00. |
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I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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jpg | BHP_7124-X2_sordid_lives.jpg | manage | 188 K | 12 Feb 2016 - 04:18 | BrockHeilman | Please contact Brock Heilman for image use. |
JPG | DSCN0217.JPG | manage | 68 K | 13 Apr 2010 - 03:15 | Main.bjacobs | Photo by Betty Jacobs. Picture taken at Mid-America Garden. |
JPG | DSCN1725.JPG | manage | 68 K | 29 Apr 2010 - 04:37 | Main.bjacobs | Photo by Betty Jacobs |
jpg | P6054644_.jpg | manage | 538 K | 13 Feb 2016 - 21:25 | IaninaBortnyk | by Ianina Bortnyk Ukraine |
JPG | SordidLives-2015-1.JPG | manage | 58 K | 03 Jan 2016 - 10:02 | JoelleFRANJEULLE | Iriseraie de Gombault Photo by Joëlle Franjeulle Sologne FRANCE |
JPG | SordidLives-2015-3.JPG | manage | 58 K | 03 Jan 2016 - 10:02 | JoelleFRANJEULLE | Iriseraie de Gombault Photo by Joëlle Franjeulle Sologne FRANCE |
jpg | SordidLives-2015-4.jpg | manage | 51 K | 03 Jan 2016 - 10:02 | JoelleFRANJEULLE | Iriseraie de Gombault Photo by Joëlle Franjeulle Sologne FRANCE |
JPG | SordidLives-2015-5.JPG | manage | 59 K | 03 Jan 2016 - 10:02 | JoelleFRANJEULLE | Iriseraie de Gombault Photo by Joëlle Franjeulle Sologne FRANCE |
JPG | SordidLives1.JPG | manage | 68 K | 13 Apr 2010 - 03:14 | Main.bjacobs | Photo by Betty Jacobs. Picture taken at Mid-America Garden. |
jpg | SordidLives11.jpg | manage | 52 K | 18 Jul 2013 - 01:42 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Napa Country Iris Gardens |
jpg | SordidLives14.jpg | manage | 35 K | 10 Dec 2013 - 20:20 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Plantas Distintas-Spain |
jpg | SordidLives_by_JanLauritzen.jpg | manage | 72 K | 09 Sep 2011 - 07:26 | Main.janlauritzen | Taken at Mystic Lake Gardens, Nuevo, Ca - site of AIS 2012 Convention |
jpg | SordidLives_by_JanLauritzen_2.jpg | manage | 73 K | 09 Sep 2011 - 07:27 | Main.janlauritzen | Taken at Mystic Lake Gardens, Nuevo, Ca - site of AIS 2012 Convention |
jpg | SordidLives_by_JanLauritzen_3.jpg | manage | 76 K | 09 Sep 2011 - 07:27 | Main.janlauritzen | Taken at Mystic Lake Gardens, Nuevo, Ca - site of AIS 2012 Convention |
JPG | Sordid_Lives01.JPG | manage | 71 K | 31 Mar 2015 - 22:19 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Will Plotner |
jpg | Sordid_Lives_KWW.jpg | manage | 57 K | 20 Jan 2017 - 04:54 | Main.KWalker | Photo by Ken Walker; AIS 2012 Convention |
jpg | Sordid_Lives_TB_TJohnson_09_Whispering_Spirits_x_Impulsive.jpg | manage | 31 K | 29 Jan 2010 - 11:34 | Main.Laymont+ | by Mid-America Garden Oregon USA |
jpg | sordidlies07.jpg | manage | 217 K | 18 Dec 2017 - 15:43 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Evgeny Nazarov-Ukraine |
jpg | sordidlies08.jpg | manage | 220 K | 18 Dec 2017 - 15:45 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Evgeny Nazarov-Ukraine |
jpg | sordidlies09.jpg | manage | 168 K | 18 Dec 2017 - 15:47 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Evgeny Nazarov-Ukraine |
jpg | sordidlives01.jpg | manage | 39 K | 06 Aug 2014 - 02:54 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Jeanette Graham-Magic Valley Iris Society |
jpg | sordidlives02.jpg | manage | 75 K | 07 Nov 2014 - 23:22 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Country Delight Iris |
jpg | sordidlives03.jpg | manage | 66 K | 25 Aug 2015 - 20:19 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mikey Lango-Taken at 2015 AIS Convention |
jpg | sordidlives04.jpg | manage | 99 K | 06 Jul 2013 - 17:26 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Lauer's Flowers |
jpg | sordidlives05.jpg | manage | 65 K | 20 Nov 2015 - 04:13 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Jeanette Graham-Magic Valley Iris Society |
JPG | sordidlives06.JPG | manage | 85 K | 03 Jun 2017 - 16:24 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Jeanette Graham |
jpg | sordidlives13.jpg | manage | 87 K | 14 Nov 2013 - 23:13 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Alain Chapelle-France |
JPG | sordidlives15.JPG | manage | 90 K | 07 Jan 2014 - 15:35 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by K.Brewitt 2013 Dallas Convention |
jpg | sordidlives2.jpg | manage | 274 K | 09 Oct 2016 - 21:01 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Schreiner's Iris Gardens |
jpg | sordidlives3.jpg | manage | 683 K | 05 Jan 2016 - 17:28 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Country Delight Iris |
jpg | sordidlives4.jpg | manage | 105 K | 04 Nov 2017 - 03:09 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Evgeny Nazarov-Ukraine |
jpg | sordidlives5.jpg | manage | 84 K | 04 Nov 2017 - 03:10 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Evgeny Nazarov-Ukraine |
jpg | sordidlives6.jpg | manage | 100 K | 04 Nov 2017 - 03:12 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Evgeny Nazarov-Ukraine |
jpg | sordidlives7.jpg | manage | 49 K | 13 May 2013 - 22:45 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Superstition Iris Gardens |
jpg | sordidlives8.jpg | manage | 46 K | 09 Apr 2013 - 17:31 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Country Delight Iris |
jpg | sordidlives_jb.jpg | manage | 71 K | 29 Oct 2013 - 21:50 | Main.Harloiris | photo Delane Langton, AIS Dallas 2013 |