1945, Schreiner
'Black Forest' ( Schreiner, R. 1944). BB, height Under 27" (68.5 cm). Late midseason bloom. Very dark violet self; slight fragrance. 'Dymia' X 'Ethiop Queen'. Schreiner 1945. Awards as TB before acceptance of BB class by AIS in 1949: Honorable Mention 1946, Award of Merit 1948.
NOTE: Originally registered as TB.
See below:
Awaiting original catalog description |
"The finest dark iris I saw was Black Forest. It really looks black including the beard, but it is not at all sombre." [David David R. Kinnish, "Kansas and Missouri Gardens in 1946" The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 103, (October 1946): 28.] The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 103, (October 1946): 28.] "Black Forest is the blackest thing in flowers I have yet seen, for whereas most "blacks" are deep violet with a black sheen, this iris appears to be quite black lit here and therewith a deep violet sheen, and that only where the light falls on it at a certain angle. It is a short growing plant with small flowers, and while it is very arresting one wonders whether so sombre a flower contributes anything, of beauty to a flower garden. Nevertheless it is a great achievement." [Gwendolyn Gwendolyn Anley, (England), “American Irises in English Gardens,” The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 107, “Iris Ramblings” (October 1947): 7. The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 107, “Iris Ramblings” (October 1947): 7.] |
Other references: AIS Bulletin #216, January 1975, page 16. |
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I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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jpg | Black Forest Sch Cat.jpg | manage | 73 K | 29 Nov 2017 - 14:15 | BobPries | From Schreiners 1949 catalog |
JPG | BlackForest01.JPG | manage | 63 K | 20 Nov 2014 - 16:40 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
JPG | Black_Forest.JPG | manage | 67 K | 31 Jan 2011 - 05:33 | IrisP | |
jpg | Black_Forest.jpg | manage | 11 K | 12 Nov 2010 - 14:36 | UnknownUser | Courtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website |
jpg | IMG_7678.jpg | manage | 363 K | 21 Dec 2018 - 15:00 | Main.davepote | Photo by David Potembski, Presby 2016 |
jpg | black-forest1-16.jpg | manage | 124 K | 11 Jun 2016 - 23:11 | Main.mikeu | Photo taken at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens by Mike Unser |
JPG | blackforest03.JPG | manage | 66 K | 24 Jun 2014 - 19:28 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Bee Warburton |