Northwest Blooms · Irises
Iris 'Domino Noir'
Domino Noir Iris
- Height
- 2 1/2 to 3 feet
- Width
- 1 to 1 1/2 feet
- Flower color
- White edged lavender and near-black with golden beards
- Foliage color
- Medium green, upright, sword-shaped foliage
- Bloom time
- Midseason
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Moderate; drought tolerant once established
- Growing zone
- USDA zones 4 to 8
About this plant
Iris 'Domino Noir' is a tall bearded bicolor iris with dramatically contrasting flowers that open in midseason. Ruffled white standards, lightly touched with lavender along their edges, rise above broad, velvety falls so deeply colored they appear nearly black. Golden beards provide a small flash of warmth at the center of the sharply contrasting blooms. Upright, sword-shaped green foliage forms tidy fans beneath the flowering stems.
Created by French hybridizer Richard Cayeux, 'Domino Noir' was registered in 2012 and introduced in 2013. It later earned second place in the Plant of the Year competition at the 2015 Chelsea Flower Show. Its graphic coloring makes it particularly effective in contemporary plantings, along pathways, or as a focal point among lighter flowers and foliage.
Works well in
Formal Gardens · Borders · Walkways · Containers · Cut Flower Gardens
Companion plants
Dwarf boxwood · White rockrose · Red valerian · Silver artemisia · Blue salvia · Snow-in-summer · Creeping Jenny
Design tip
Treat 'Domino Noir' almost like a graphic element in the garden. Its sharp light-and-dark contrast works particularly well near simple paving, gravel, or clipped foliage, where a restrained setting allows the unusual flowers to command attention without competing with complicated patterns.
Where to see it
This plant can be seen at Schreiner's Iris Gardens.
