 Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris  Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris  Photo by Carlos Ayento; taken at Brighton Park Iris
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ORIGINATOR: Schreiner
INTRODUCED: 1951
CLASS: Tall Bearded
HEIGHT: 33"
BLOOM SEASON: Mid to Late
DESCRIPTION: Dark violet self.
PARENTAGE: Sib. Black Forest X Down East
AWARDS: HM'52
PBF: Unknown
INTERSTING INFO: From the 1951 Schreiner's Iris Lover's Catalog: From a sister of Black Forest x Down East comes this newest advance in black Iris. Though not appreciably taller than Black Forest it is fully 75% larger. Indeed, it is in size and luster that Black Diamond represents the greatest advance. The copiously formed, heavily substanced, ebony-blue-black blooms simply glisten with a lustrous black-silk sheen that creates a very sumptuous effect. Truly a black diamond to radiate a beauty all its own among the varied jewel-tones of a modern Iris garden.
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