Difference: SdbDarkVader (r47 vs. r46)

■(SDB) 'Dark Vader'

1987, Miller

'Dark Vader' (Lynda Miller, R. 1985). Seedling 3784. SDB, height 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.

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References

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
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20170510_114758SDB Dark Vader (2).jpgjpg20170510_114758SDB Dark Vader (2).jpgmanage 203 K 07 Aug 2017 - 01:39HollyJohnson2017-04-01 Single bud of SDB Dark Vader. Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, 5/10/2017.
20170514_121320 (2)SDB Dark Vader.jpgjpg20170514_121320 (2)SDB Dark Vader.jpgmanage 867 K 07 Aug 2017 - 01:46HollyJohnson2017-04-01 View of tops of style arms and beard of SDB Dark Vader. Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, 5/14/2017.
20170514_121443 (2)SDB Dark Vader.jpgjpg20170514_121443 (2)SDB Dark Vader.jpgmanage 342 K 07 Aug 2017 - 01:44HollyJohnson2017-04-01 Side angle view of SDB Dark Vader. Note that the beard is orange in the throat. Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, 5/14/2017.
20170519_122927SDB_Dark_Vader_(2).jpgjpg20170519_122927SDB_Dark_Vader_(2).jpgmanage 649 K 21 May 2017 - 17:22HollyJohnson2017-04-01 SDB Dark Vader- Photo by Holly Johnson taken on May 19, 2017 after rain during previous days at Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Zone 4b
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