1939, Salbach
'Deep Velvet' (Carl Salbach, R. 1939) TB, Midseason bloom, Color Class B9D. Moderately fragrant. ('San Diego' x seedling) x 'Modoc'. Salbach 1939. Honorable Mention A.I.S. 1941; Award of Merit A.I.S. 1942.
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DEEP VELVET (Salbach, 1939) Each 50c. A striking introduction, one of the richest and best dark Irises we have yet seen. Self colored in very dark, yet bright, blackish red-purple, with perfectly formed blossoms of very large size. Brownish suffusion at the haft, with deep bronze beard. HM AIS, 1941; AM, 1942. [Cooley's Iris catalog 1952, p. 12]. |
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I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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jpg | DeepVelvetBHI.jpg | manage | 127 K | 17 Nov 2011 - 23:22 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
JPG | DeepVelvet12BHI.JPG | manage | 75 K | 17 Apr 2012 - 15:16 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
JPG | deepvelvet02.JPG | manage | 72 K | 27 Jun 2014 - 16:06 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Bee Warburton |
JPG | deepvelvet1.JPG | manage | 653 K | 09 May 2018 - 19:44 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
jpg | IMG_7349.jpg | manage | 356 K | 20 Dec 2018 - 23:54 | Main.davepote | Photo by David Potembski, Presby 2016 |