Midnight Oil
Tall
Bearded Iris
Hybridized by Keppel; Year of
Registration or Introduction: 1997.
Height: 28-36 in.
Bloom Color:
Dark Purple/Black
Bloom Time:
Midseason (M)
Other Details:
Good for
Cut Flower, Deer Resistant, Fragrant
Awards:
American Iris Society Honorable Mention 2000
Walther Cup 2000
Award of Merit 2002.
Midnight Oil Tall bearded iris ~ Black self, darker than eggplants. Falls with slight velvet
finish; style arms darker than port ; beards grape;
slight sweet fragrance.
Chosen by gardeners around the world
as one of their favorite dark irises, Midnight Oil is fragrant too!
This is one of the 'blackest' irises I grow along with Anvil Of
Darkness, Before The storm, and Obsidian. They don't come much darker than
these. One of the best choice of black irises ~ midnight oil!