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Iris Class:

Bearded

Bearded Class:

Intermediate Bearded

Age:

1970-1979

Fall Color:

Black/Near Black

Standard Color:

Black/Near Black

Pattern:

Self

Beard Color:

Dark/Blk/Brn

Hybridizer:

Briscoe

Rarity:

GG eligible - endangered

Full Description

IB, 16″ (41 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards darkest violet; falls black; purple beard tipped gold. ‘Dark Stranger’ X ‘Black Baby‘. Riverdale Iris 1976. Honorable Mention 1977.

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