Film Noir (Keith Keppel, R. 2021). Seedling 13-44B. TB, 37" (94 cm), Midseason to late bloom. Standards eggplant (M&P 48- HJ-12) faint cream speckling; style arms dark red-brown (M&P 48-J-7), wings chrome yellow (M&P 10-L-4), crest faintly edged yellow lace; falls aureolin yellow (M&P 10-L-2) ground, slightly red (M&P 48-L-9) wide edge and midline and some raying and dotting; beards mustard brown, ends brown over white. 'Sorbonne' X 'Dark Energy'. Keith Keppel Iris 2022. Honorable Mention 2024.