■(SDB) 'Dark Vader'

1987, Miller

'Dark Vader' (Lynda Miller, R. 1985). Seedling 3784. SDB, 11" (28 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards dark blue violet; Falls black; bushy blue beard; ruffled. 'Mrs. Nate Rudolph' X 'Abracadabra'. Miller's Manor 1987. Honorable Mention 1989; Award of Merit 1991; Cook Douglas Medal 1993.

From the 2022 Cumulative Checklist of Reblooming Iris: Rebloom reported in: NY. USDA Zones 5

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From AIS Bulletin #265 April 1987 Introducing DARK VADER (R. & L. Miller) SOB, 11", M. Very dark blue-violet standards dome above ruffled black falls. Bushy blue beards accent the flaring falls. Will please the fancier of black iris as its form stands out in the garden. Sdlg. 3874: Mrs. Nate Rudolph X Abracadabra. $12.50. Miller's Manor Garden.

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-- LoicT - 2009-12-22

• SDB 'Dark Vader' was blooming at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, approximately, May 11-25, in 2017. Dark Vader's beard is blue at the tip end, but is orange in the throat. -- HollyJohnson2017 -04-01 - 07 Aug 2017