Photo Courtesy of Brighton Park Iris

ORIGINATOR: Schreiner INTRODUCED: 1961 CLASS: Tall Bearded HEIGHT: 40" BLOOM SEASON: Early to Mid DESCRIPTION: Deep blue-black-violet self. PARENTAGE: ((Blue Glow x Black Belle) x Storm Warning) X ((Velvet Dusk x Black Valor) x Storm Warning) AWARDS: HC'60, HM'62, JC'62, '63, AM'64. INTERESTING INFO: From the 1961 Schreiner's Iris Lovers Catalog: Blue-black Iris have always been nuggets of color richness in the Iris colorama, but they have been essentially foreground Iris because of modest height. Imagine, therefore, a black-violet forty inches tall with unprecedented branching and exceptional size! Licorice Stick excels in lustre as a "black" Iris should. Falls are the same color as the standards, but with a pronounced velvety nap. Even the beard is indigo violet. A stunningly beautiful Iris that we are happy to introduce.