Difference: BbBlackForest (r19 vs. r18)

■(BB) 'Black Forest'

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:

Black Forest Sch Cat.jpgblack-forest1-16.jpgBlack Forest.JPGBlack Forest.jpgBlackForest01.JPGBlackForest02.JPGblackforest03.JPGblackforest5.JPGblackforest9.JPGBlackForest9.JPGIMG 7678.jpg

References:

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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Black Forest Sch Cat.jpgjpgBlack Forest Sch Cat.jpgmanage 73 K 29 Nov 2017 - 14:15BobPries From Schreiners 1949 catalog
BlackForest01.JPGJPGBlackForest01.JPGmanage 63 K 20 Nov 2014 - 16:40 Main.TLaurin Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Black_Forest.JPGJPGBlack_Forest.JPGmanage 67 K 31 Jan 2011 - 05:33IrisP  
Black_Forest.jpgjpgBlack_Forest.jpgmanage 11 K 12 Nov 2010 - 14:36UnknownUser Courtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website
IMG_7678.jpgjpgIMG_7678.jpgmanage 363 K 21 Dec 2018 - 15:00 Main.davepote Photo by David Potembski, Presby 2016
black-forest1-16.jpgjpgblack-forest1-16.jpgmanage 124 K 11 Jun 2016 - 23:11 Main.mikeu Photo taken at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens by Mike Unser
blackforest03.JPGJPGblackforest03.JPGmanage 66 K 24 Jun 2014 - 19:28 Main.TLaurin Photo by Bee Warburton

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