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■(TB) 'Black Taffeta'

1954, Songer

'Black Taffeta' (Gertrude Songer, R. 1953). TB, 28-30", Midseason bloom. Color Class-V1D, Deep-violet self (black-purple); beard and haft same. 'Black Forest' x Muhlestein seedling# 47-33: ('Storm King' x 'Sable'). Tell 1954. HM 1955; JC 1956; AM 1957.

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References:

From Fleur De Lis Gardens catalog 1956: BLACK TAFFETA (Songer 1954) M. L. 35 in. (Black Forest x Sib. to Night Life). An unusually rich, dark black purple self with a self colored beard. The form is excellent and it has broad, slightly ruffled petals and a glistening finish. One of the· best new blacks seen last year. H. M. 1955. 12.00.
 

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black-taffeta1-16.jpgjpgblack-taffeta1-16.jpgmanage 111 K 11 Jun 2016 - 23:14 Main.mikeu Photo taken at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens by Mike Unser
BlackTaffeta01.JPGJPGBlackTaffeta01.JPGmanage 81 K 20 Nov 2014 - 16:53 Main.TLaurin Photo by Bluebird Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
black01.jpgjpgblack01.jpgmanage 51 K 02 Feb 2015 - 16:47 Main.TLaurin Photo by Riverina Iris Farm-Australia
blacktaffeta01.JPGJPGblacktaffeta01.JPGmanage 291 K 24 Aug 2017 - 02:28 Main.TLaurin Photo by Kate Brewitt taken at the Royal Botanical Gardens-Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
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Black_Taffeta.jpgblacktaffeta1.jpgjpgBlack_Taffeta.jpg blacktaffeta1.jpg manage13 37 K 12 22 Nov 2010 2018 - 14:52 04:02 UnknownUser Main.TLaurin Courtesy of Mike Lowe Photo by Iriszkert Szasz-Hungary. from original HIPS website
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