2022 Black Descriptive Irises

Black or near black is probably the most distinctive color to be present in an iris flower. There are no true black iris, they tend to be either blue-black, purple-black, or red-black. And there are many irises that have black signals, black spots, or near black areas on the flowers. In 2022 there were 47 irises that were introduced with a reference to black in their description. Below you will find a gallery of the 2022 irises that have black in their descriptions and you will be surprised to see that many would not initially catch your eye with an overiding black coloring but the color black may be a subtle accent. They are presented in alphabetical order.



The American Iris Society hopes you enjoy scrolling through the gallery. To provide you with additional information, each Iris is linked to it's cultivar page in the Encyclopedia, just click on the caption or photo.


Gallery of Black Descriptive Irises

‘Abishag’
TB
Peter McGrath
Abishag
‘Absolutely Yes’
IB
Paul Black
Absolutely Yes
‘Barbeque’
TB
Tom Burseen
Barbeque
‘Better Than Ever’
AB(OGB-)
Richard Tasco
Better Than Ever
‘Blackberry Cordial’
SDB
Michael Sutton
Blackberry Cordial
‘Bloom Time’
TB
Larry Lauer
Bloom Time
‘Box Of Chcolates’
TB
Barry Blyth
Box Of Chocolates
‘Break It Up’
IB
Michael Sutton
Break It Up
‘Bursting Flames’
SDB
Thomas Johnson
Bursting Flames
‘Capture A Little Sun’
TB
Paul Black
Capture A Little Sun
‘Cast A Tall Shadow’
TB
Paul Black
Cast A Tall Shadow
‘Chasing Fireflies’
SIB
Robert Hollingworth
Chasing Fireflies
‘Coal Tar’
IB
Keith Keppel
Coal Tar
‘Coastal Blues’
TB
Michael Sutton
Costal Blues
‘Cordoban Leather’
TB
Michael Sutton
Cordoban Leather
‘Dare You’
SDB
Paul Black
Dare You
‘Dark Symphony’
TB
Bruce Filardi
Dark Symphony
‘Ding-A-Ling’
IB
Paul Black
Ding-A-Ling
‘Drop Of Burgundy’
TB
Barry Blyth
Drop Of Burgundy
‘Ebony And Ivory’
MTB
Kevin Vaughn
Ebony And Ivory
‘Enchanted Vista’
AB(OGB)
Howard Dash
Enchanted Vista
‘Expanding Universe’
TB
Paul Black
Expanding Universe
‘Fire In Your Heart’
TB
Richard Tasco
Fire In Your Heart
‘Fire Nebula’
AB(OGB-)
Richard Tasco
Fire Nebula
‘Get Inked’
SDB
Robin Shadlow
Get Inked
‘Golden Illusion’
AB(OGB)
Richard Tasco
Golden Illusion
‘Gotham’
TB
Schreiner
Gotham
‘Headless Horseman’
TB
Douglas Kanarowski
Headless Horseman
‘Last Kiss’
IB
Paul Black
Late Night Kiss
‘Looks Can Thrill’
TB
Barry Blyth
Looks Can Thrill
‘Lucky Roll’
AB(OGB-)
Paul Black
Lucky Roll
‘Mandarin Sunrise’
MTB
Paul Black
Mandarin Sunrise
‘Master The Flame’
SDB
Thomas Johnson
Master The Flame
‘Powerful’
TB
Anton Mego
Powerful
‘Prison Stripes’
MTB
Lynda Miller
Prison Stripes
‘Red Eye Flight’
AB(OGB-)
Paul Black
Red Eye Flight
‘Regal Impact’
TB
Barry Blyth
Regal Impact
‘Shocking Secret’
TB
Thomas Johnson
Shocking Secret
‘Skullduggery’
TB
Lynda Miller
Skullduggery
‘Sorano’
TB
Michael Sutton
Sorano
‘Starry Starry Night’
TB
Paul Black
Starry Starry Night
‘Taranis’
TB
Lynda Miller
Taranis
‘Try Me’
SDB
Paul Black
Try Me
‘Virginia Burgundy’
SDB
Ross Eagles
Virginia Burgundy
‘White Line Dance’
TB
Jack Worel
White Line Dance
‘Whoa Nelly’
TB
Michael Sutton
Whoa Nelly
‘Yes Virginia’
TB
Schreiner
Yes Virginia



References:

This gallery of irises in the American Iris Society (AIS) Encyclopedia was gathered from the AIS Iris Register with an Advanced Search for irises with the word "black" in their Description and a Year Introduced year of "2022". The AIS Register is available to AIS members with e-membership access.
 
 



 


If you find errors in the information presented please contact the AIS Encyclopedia Manager at aisencyclopedia@irises.org.

Doug Chyz May 2024
Topic revision: r3 - 07 May 2024, DougChyz
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