Photo Courtesy of the Brighton Park Iris

ORIGINATOR: Schreiner

INTRODUCED: 1945

CLASS: Tall Bearded

HEIGHT: 33"

BLOOM SEASON: Mid

DESCRIPTION: Puplish black self.

PARENTAGE: Dymia x Ethiop Queen

AWARDS: HM'46, AM'48

INTERESTING INFO: Perhaps the most widely acclaimed "black" iris of its time. Nearly all of the modern Schreiner darks can be traced back to this cultivar.