Black Onyx
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Schreiner's 1958
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1950-1959
Fall Color:
Black/Near Black
Standard Color:
Black/Near Black
Pattern:
Self
Beard Color:
Blue/Purple
Hybridizer:
Schreiner
Rarity:
GG eligible - endangered

Full Description

ML 35″

From Schreiners Iris Lovers Catalog 1962 “black standards and violet-black falls. The taffeta sheen of the standards vies in richness with the luxurious velvety nap of the falls. A precisely sculptured iris with beautifully domed standards anri falls of magnificent broadness. Jaunty, flaring form, nicely branched stem, and generous size flowers. HM’60”

From Schreiner’s Iris Lovers Catalog 1973: “Oneof the superlative dark iris. Inky blue black standards and violet black falls. Precisely sculptured blooms.
((Sdlg. F-127 x ‘After Midnight’) x ( ‘Storm King’ x ‘Black Forest‘))
HM 1960.”

Provenance: Image 2 from garden of L Munro 2011; iris acquired from Presby iris Gardens 2006.