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. Purple based foliage at leaf base near rhizome (PBF). 'Black Forest' x Muhlestein seedling # 47-33 (sib to 'Night Life'): ('Storm King' x 'Sable'). Tell 1954. HM 1955; JC 1956; AM 1957.
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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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jpg png | BlackTaffeta.jpg Black Taffeta TB 1957 Eden Road.png | manage | 293 560 K | 07 Jan 2014 08 Feb 2024 - 01:43 12:05 | Main.davepote EdenSprings | Cooley's Iris Image from 1957 Eden Road catalog 1961 |
JPG jpg | BlackTaffeta01.JPG BlackTaffeta.jpg | manage | 81 293 K | 20 Nov 07 Jan 2014 - 16:53 01:43 | Main.TLaurin Main.davepote | Photo Cooley's by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden catalog 1961 |
JPG | BlackTaffeta02.JPG BlackTaffeta01.JPG | manage | 84 81 K | 11 Aug 2021 20 Nov 2014 - 18:28 16:53 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
JPG | Black_Taffeta.JPG BlackTaffeta02.JPG | manage | 57 84 K | 31 Jan 2011 11 Aug 2021 - 05:41 18:28 | IrisP Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
jpg JPG | Black_Taffeta.jpg Black_Taffeta.JPG | manage | 13 57 K | 12 Nov 2010 31 Jan 2011 - 14:52 05:41 | UnknownUser IrisP | Courtesy of Mike Lowe from original HIPS website |
jpg | black-taffeta1-16.jpg Black_Taffeta.jpg | manage | 111 13 K | 11 Jun 2016 12 Nov 2010 - 23:14 14:52 | Main.mikeu UnknownUser | Photo taken Courtesy of at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens by Mike Unser Lowe from original HIPS website |
jpg | black01.jpg black-taffeta1-16.jpg | manage | 51 111 K | 02 Feb 2015 11 Jun 2016 - 16:47 23:14 | Main.TLaurin Main.mikeu | Photo by Riverina taken at Presby Memorial Iris Farm-Australia Gardens by Mike Unser |
JPG jpg | blacktaffeta01.JPG black01.jpg | manage | 291 51 K | 24 Aug 2017 02 Feb 2015 - 02:28 16:47 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Kate Brewitt taken Riverina Iris Farm-Australia at the Royal Botanical Gardens-Hamilton,Ontario,Canada |
JPG | blacktaffeta02.JPG blacktaffeta01.JPG | manage | 299 291 K | 24 Aug 2017 - 02:30 02:28 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Kate Brewitt taken at the Royal Botanical Gardens-Hamilton,Ontario,Canada |
JPG | blacktaffeta09.JPG blacktaffeta02.JPG | manage | 64 299 K | 03 24 Aug 2020 2017 - 01:00 02:30 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by HIPS Archives Kate Brewitt taken at the Royal Botanical Gardens-Hamilton,Ontario,Canada |
jpg JPG | blacktaffeta1.jpg blacktaffeta09.JPG | manage | 37 64 K | 22 Nov 2018 03 Aug 2020 - 04:02 01:00 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iriszkert Szasz-Hungary. HIPS Archives |
jpg | blacktaffeta1.jpg | manage | 37 K | 22 Nov 2018 - 04:02 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iriszkert Szasz-Hungary. |