This  iris is vigorous , the best of my first year Sutton rhizomes from California in 1999, stalks are 37 inches and don't blow over in the wind which is surprising for a plant with such large flowers.  Standards look as if they're made of velvet , an absolutely divine presence in the garden.  This  regal black from the purple side is a priceless garden warrior .   I am  not currently growing this iris, it got lost when we moved house in 2001 but it will definitely be on my 2003 order. For anybody interested in hybridizing  , BLACK OUT is also fertile both ways.
 

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