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2023 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 only have black or near black accents like signals, spots, or other near black areas on the flowers. In 2023, of the 512 irises that were introduced, there were 71 that were introduced with a reference to black in their descriptions. Below you will find a gallery of the 2023 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 present as 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 2023 Black Descriptive Irises

‘Art In The Dark’
TB
Tom Burseen
Art In The Dark
‘Absolute Perfection’
IB
Paul Black
Absolute Perfection
‘Annihilator’
SPU
Jim Hedgecock
Annihilator
‘Apple Of My Eye’
TB
Paul Black
Apple Of My Eye
‘Black Belt’
SIB
Patrick Spence
Black Belt
‘Bad Habits’
TB
Thomas Johnson
Bad Habits
‘Be Yourself’
TB
Paul Black
Be Yourself
‘Believe It Or Not’
TB
Grahm Speirs
Believe It Or Not
‘Berry Delight’
TB
Anton Mego
Berry Delight
‘Blackberry Bandit’
TB
Paul Black
Blackberry Bandit
‘Bring In The Clowns’
TB
Paul Black
Bring In The Clowns
‘Covert Caper’
TB
Keith Keppel
Covert Caper
‘Cafe Royale’
TB
Mark Lazzaro
Cafe Royale
‘Can't Stop Loving You’
TB
Thomas Johnson
Can
‘Chasing The North Star’
TB
Thomas Johnson
Chasing The North Star
‘Cinemagic’
SDB
Paul Black
Cinemagic
‘Clear View’
SDB
Paul Black
Clear View
‘Coven’
SDB
Hugh Stout
Coven
‘Cover Of Night’
TB
Paul Black
Cover Of Night
‘Cowboy Coffee’
BB
Michael Sutton
Cowboy Coffee
‘Desert Dynamo’
AB(OGB-)
Paul Black
Desert Dynamo
‘Devil's Obsession’
TB
Graham Speirs
Devil
‘Dovetail’
SDB
Schreiner
Dovetail
‘Drop Dead Gorgeous’
BB
Paul Black
Drop Dead Gorgeous
‘Elron's Cloak’
SDB
Anita Moran
Elron
‘Easy Banter’
SDB
Thomas Johnson
Easy Banter
‘Endora’
IB
Thomas Johnson
Endora
‘Evening Festival’
TB
Thomas Johnson
Evening Festival
‘Evening Stroll’
TB
Thomas Johnson
Evening Stroll
‘Fresh And Lovely’
AB(OGB-)
Richard Tasco
Fresh And Lovely
‘Feast For The Eyes’
TB
Paul Black
Feast For The Eyes
‘Galactic Gigolo’
AB(OGB-)
Paul Black
Galactic Gigolo
‘Grand Masterpiece’
AB(OGB)
Richard Tasco
Grand Masterpiece
‘Gone Viral’
TB
Thomas Johnson
Gone Viral
‘Hachita’
AB(OGB)
Howard Dash
Hachita
‘Here Comes Trouble’
TB
Thomas Johnson
Here Comes Trouble
‘Hit The Bullseye’
TB
Thomas Johnson
Hit The Bullseye
‘How Bizarre!’
TB
Paul Black
How Bizarre!
‘It's A Snap’
MDB
Paul Black
It
‘Karakul’
TB
Keith Keppel
Karakul
‘Lively Tune’
SDB
Kimberly Rienerts
Lively Tune
‘Lady Raven’
TB
Robin Shadlow
Lady Raven
‘Light The Night’
TB
Paul Black
Light The Night
‘Love Me Still’
TB
Graham Speirs
Love Me Still
‘Matinee Queen’
AB(OGB-)
Richard Tasco
Matinee Queen
‘Night Dancer’
TB
Thomas Johnson
Night Dancer
‘Oh So Different’
TB
Paul Black
Oh So Different
‘On The Cover’
TB
Thomas Johnson
On The Cover
‘Once And For All’
TB
Thomas Johnson
Once And For All
‘Practical Joke’
TB
Paul Black
Practical Joke
‘Practical Magic’
MDB
Thomas Johnson
Practical Magic
‘Pure Purple’
TB
Paul Black
Pure Purple
‘Red Hot Blues’
SDB
Paul Black
Red Hot Blues
‘Robust Claret’
SDB
Paul Black
Robust Claret
‘Royal Diamonds’
TB
Graham Speirs
Royal Diamonds
‘Satan's Tango’
TB
Paul Black
Satan
‘Scotch And Coke’
IB
Graham Speirs
Scotch And Coke
‘Secret Chord’
TB
Thomas Johnson
Secret Chord
‘Shivers’
TB
Thomas Johnson
Shivers
‘Spilt Milk’
AB(OGB-)
Paul Black
Spilt Milk
‘Spurs And Latigo’
TB
Jim Hedgecock
Spurs And Latigo
‘Storm Trooper’
TB
Barry Blyth
Strom Trooper
‘Suave And Sophisticated’
TB
Thomas Johnson
Suave And Sophisticated
‘Superhero Kiss’
TB
Thomas Johnson
Superhero Kiss
‘Tucumcari’
TB
Keith Keppel
Tucumcari
‘Take A Look’
TB
Thomas Johnson
Take A Look
‘Tenacity’
TB
Thomas Johnson
Tenacity
‘Unimaginable’
TB
Paul Black
Unimaginable
‘War Of Words’
TB
Thomas Johnson
War Of Words
‘You've Got This’
SDB
Thomas Johnson
You



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 "2023". The AIS Register is available to AIS members with e-membership access.
List of 2023 Black Descriptive Irises with links to each iris cultivar page in the AIS Encycloedia.
 



 


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 - 06 May 2024, DougChyz
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