In our opinion, this is one of the best dark Irises for the June border, and certainly the largest. Blooms are a deep, velvety purple-black, a bit darker on the falls than on the standard. Altogether a lovely, mysterious bloom. Early midseason.
'Hello Darkness' won both the Dykes (1999) and the Wister medals (1998). The Dykes Medal is the Nobel prize of the Iris world, given annually to just one Tall Bearded Iris. Plants so recognized are famous for generations, but most important, they are superior garden plants.
