Black Lace

American Camellia Yearbook, 1971, p.44, Reg. No.1129: A hybrid seedling cross of C.x williamsii Donation x C.reticulata ‘Crimson Robe’, (Dataohong), originated by L.W. Ruffin, Mississippi, USA. Plant growth is compact and upright with medium size, dark green, glossy leaves that average 8 cm long by 4 cm wide. The 11 cm by 4 cm flower is rose form to formal double. It never shows stamens. The flower is dark red with a silvery sheen. All 130-140 petals are sharply incurved down and have a small, narrow, picotee edging of real black on each petal. First bloomed 1965. Blooms mid-season to late. Sports: Black Lace Peony, Black Lace Variegated. Chinese synonym: ‘Heirongdai’. This cultivar was awarded  as an AGM (Award of Garden Merit) plant by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2002 at H5 rate (hardy: cold winter; -15°C to -10°C).

高继银、苏玉华、胡羡聪，2007. 《国内外茶花名种识别与欣赏》，第242页。美国密西西比州L.W.Ruffin先生培育，系杂交种‘赠奉’（Donation)品种与一个滇山茶品种之间的杂交种。花黑红色，泛绒光，玫瑰重瓣型至完全重瓣型,大型花，花瓣130枚以上，宽圆，略翘起，边缘有极窄的银粉色花边，瓣面可见清晰深色脉纹，花朵稠密。叶片浓绿色，椭圆形，光亮，植株紧凑，生长中等。花期中至晚。

黑蕾絲，Black Lace（C. reticulata），陈丽惠2013年《山茶花谱台湾情》第193页，深红、完全重瓣、中輪、中花、生長勢 中等，1971年美國發表。

朱國棟、蔡燦玉，2011. 《台灣茶花族譜》，p.31.~32.

Black Lace    黑色蕾丝    (C. reticulata hyb.)  云南茶杂交种。1971，美国密西西比州，L.W. Ruffin作出 。 C.x williamsii 'Donation' x C. reticulata 'Crimson Robe'(大桃红)。 初花 1965 年 。 完全形、从未出现雄蕊、黑绒红、银灰色光泽、窄黑色镶边、花瓣约130-140枚、大轮(10~12cm)、花期1〜3月、树性直立、浓密、长势中等。突变种：Black Lace Peony。

Black Lace (黑色蕾丝)——陈念舟,1986,杜鹃谷花园目录，p.6. No.76.

Black Lace (黑绒带)一高继银，1998,世界名贵茶花，p.101, No.4.