(SPEC) Iris nigricans Dinsm. ex Post.
1913, Botanical author Dinsmore
Iris nigricans Dinsm (
John Dinsmore. Registered in 1939 checklists as a cultivar 'Nigricans' (Krelage & Sons, 1898, Jordan-east of Dead Sea and south of Amman).
Section Oncocyclus; Height 8-12" (20-30 cm); Early bloom season. Color Code R9D; Flowers 3-4" (8-10 cm) diameter, Standards so densely veined dark bluish purple that little if any of the white ground color shows, Falls brownish or blackish purple with even darker veins and dots and a very black signal patch, beard white tipped purple; Krelage & Sons 1898; Van Tubergen 1900;
(Dinsmore in Post, ed. 2, 2, 600 (1913--
Iris nigricans cultivars:'Nigricans',
'Real Ebony'
Iris nigricans crosses:
'Hula Flirt',
'Judean Raven',
'Nomo',
'Persian Pansy'
¼
Iris nigricans crosses: 'Aaron's Shield, 'Black Dazzler', 'Dunshanbe', Bowl Of Violets', 'Doug Goodnight', 'Garnet Tiara, 'Guinevere', 'Hidden Oasis', 'Inscrutable, 'Little Engraved',' Midnight Journey', 'Nehemiah', 'Night Dreamer', 'Persian Accent', 'Persian Dancer', 'Persian Garnet', 'Persian Quest', 'Persian Star', 'Proud Papa', 'Rebecca's Veil', 'Rojen's Saga', 'Sheik Jamal', 'Warrior Chief', 'Whirlwind Romance'
'Nigricans' (Krelage & Sons, 1898, Jordan-east of Dead Sea and south of Amman). Onc; 8-12" (20-30 cm); E. R9D; Flowers 3-4" (8-10 cm) diameter, Standards so densely veined dark bluish purple that little if any of the white ground color shows, Falls brownish or blackish purple with even darker veins and dots and a very black signal patch, beard white tipped purple; Krelage & Sons 1898; Van Tubergen 1900; [Iris nigricans Dinsmore.].
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