VERY DARK

All of My Love to You (Rice-JA, 2008)
height 26in (66cm), bloom 5.5in (14.0cm), season M, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 20 buds, 3 branches, Dark burgundy with gold edge above green throat. (unknown X unknown)

American Songbook (Hanson-C., 2009)
height 40in (102cm), bloom 6in (15.0cm), season EM, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Violet purple self above green throat. ((Bela Lugosi × (Jamaican Midnight × John Cipollina)) × Ghost of Thunder Road)

(Norris-R., 2005)

height 40", bloom 5.25", season M, Dormant, Tetraploid, Deep black purple self above green throat.
(Ruby Regalia X Nosferatu)

(Norris-R., 2004)

height 28", bloom 5.25", season E, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 45 buds, 4 branches, Purple self above green throat.
(Earth Music X Evening Enchantment)

At the Midnight Cry (Anderson-Ca., 2014)
height 28 in.(71 cm), bloom 6 in.(15 cm), season EM, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 13 buds, 3 branches, Deep velvet burgundy black, black eye, fine white serrated edges, sepals often white shark’s teeth, chartreuse throat radiates onto petals with spiked, feathered edge often fuchsia, orange and yellow band, white midribs deep fuchsia as extends onto petals. (Ebony Pools × Spacecoast Bull Gator

Back to Black (Cochenour, 2011)
height 30 in.(76 cm), bloom 4 in.(10 cm), season MLa, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, 20 buds, 5 branches, Unusual Form Crispate, Near black that changes to chocolate brown with black eye and cheetah pattern about 25 percent of the time, yellow throat. (Brer Rabbit's Baby × sdlg)
Awesome - grows well in zone 4!

height 36in (91cm), bloom 6in (15.0cm), season M, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, Deep purple with jagged white teeth on petals slightly deeper purple halo, greenish yellow throat.

Black Amethyst (Menges, 1997)
height 21in (53cm), bloom 4in (10.2cm), season MLa, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, Fragrant, Dark red purple with pink veins and a dark green throat. (Gunmetal × Ra Hansen)

(Hanson-C., 2005)

height 38", bloom 8", season EM, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Unusual Form Cascade, Black purple blend with light purple watermark above chartreuse throat.
((Paradise Lost X (Smoke and Mirrors X sdlg)) X Jerry Hyatt)

Black Friday (Kinnebrew-Gossard, 2013)
height 27in (69cm), bloom 6in (15.0cm), season M, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 18 buds, 4 branches, Near black with darker eyezone and gold edge and green throat. (Spacecoast Dark Obsession × Spacecoast Dark Obsession sib)

Black Fury (Stadler, 2008)
height 30in (76cm), bloom 5in (12.5cm), season M, Dormant, Tetraploid, 18 buds, 3 branches, Black with red edge above yellow to green red circle throat. (Black Market × (Black Briar Bay × Night Wings))

(Sharp, 1995)

height 22", bloom 2.75", season M, Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant, Black red self with green throat.

Champion Bloodline (Simpson-E., 2014)
height 34 in.(86 cm), bloom 6 in.(15 cm), season EM, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 23 buds, 4 branches, Black burgundy velvet with a green throat and yellow teeth. (God Save the Queen × Dragon Fang)

Charmcaster (Gossard, 2015)
height 36 in.(91 cm), bloom 9 in.(23 cm), season EM, Rebloom, Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant, 22 buds, 4 branches, Unusual Form Crispate-Cascade, Dark maroon purple with a darker near purple black eyezone and a very green throat. (Navajo Pony × Emerald Starburst)

Coach's Magic Man (George-J., 2011)
height 28 in.(71 cm), bloom 5 in.(13 cm), season EM, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 21 buds, 4 branches, Dark purple, white teeth, yellow green throat. ((Sultan's Warrior × Fortune's Dearest) × Cosmic Sensation)

CRAZY CAT LADY - (Seifert, 2018)
height 42 in.(106 cm), bloom 8.5 in.(21 cm), season La, Dormant, Diploid, 18 buds, 3 branches, Unusual Form Spatulate, Dark velvet burgundy with wide chartreuse throat.. (Raven Woodsong × Laura Harwood)
Very LATE. So late that it lights up the empty garden, causing late visitors to say, "Ohh,what's that?" Because it's late, I have forgotten to use it, but it sets tons of bee pods, so I can say that it is fertile!

(Lysne, 2007)

height 36", bloom 6.5", season MLa, Dormant, Tetraploid, 24 buds, 3 branches, Dark wine purple above bold green throat.
(sdlg X sdlg)
From its debut in the seedling patch, we have been pleased with 'Dragon Rider'. It has a tailored, rather ufo flair. The wine-purple color is very clean and deep, accentuated the more by a strong green heart which bleeds out chartreuse-to-white onto the flower segments. The blooms bear impact from a distance, held up on tall, sturdy, nicely branched scapes. At a closer viewing the often recurving and twisting flower parts lend an air of informality. Feeling that the tailored foremat and twisting segments might lend themselves readily to our tet spider crosses, we set a large number of pods on 'Dragon Rider'. The first large batch of kids bloomed in 06 from these crosses and we were very pleased with the results, choosing several for possible future introduction. Easily fertile both ways. Foliage is broad and deep green. Plant vigor is strong, quickly forming a very large clump. An established clump in bloom literally has a canopy of purple when in bloom.

Eight Miles High (Lambertson, 2003)

height 30", bloom 7.5", season M, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, 25 buds, 5 branches, Unusual Form Cascade, Black red with darker black red eye and white sharks teeth edge above green throat.
(Way Cool X (sdlg X Way Cool))

(Wilkerson, 2003)

height 29", bloom 9", season EM, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 20 buds, 3 branches, Unusual Form Cascade, Violet purple with dark purple eye above chartreuse throat.
(Star of India X Royal Celebration)

Firefly Cove (2015) BOUMAN (Paha Sapa Thundercloud X Born to Reign)

Tetraploid Glossy dark cranberry purple with a feathered raspberry rose halo around a yellow to green throat. Red stamens, Ruffled petal edges with a gold wire outline. 5, 40, Dor, ML, 5-6 branches, 22 buds, fertile both ways.
HYBRIDIZER'S NOTES:
If there is a place called Firefly Cove, I think I want to picnic there with a sweet woman in the twilight and watch the fireflies in the gentle air. Until such a vision becomes reality, this flower, glossier than a show car and with color deeper than 32 coats of hand-rubbed laquer, will have to suffice. It's a knockout.

GREG TROTTER (Rice, J + A, 2013) is burgundy purple with a white gold toothy edge and a green throat. It blooms in the mid-season and frequently reblooms. The flowers are 4.75 “ on 30” scapes with 2 branches. It is a semi-evergreen tetraploid. Fertile both ways.
Since it first bloomed, GREG TROTTER has been a handsome and well-mannered purple with a precisely defined white gold toothy edge. The color is black purple in cool weather and more burgundy purple when it is hot. This flower will do its very best with afternoon shade. In our garden, GREG TROTTER blooms nearly every day for over a month.

Jumping Jack (Maryott, 2013)
height 37in (94cm), bloom 6.25in (16.0cm), season M, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 30 buds, 3 branches, Unusual Form Cascade, Very dark purple with large triangular appliqué throat extending out on petals and sepals. (sdlg × sdlg)

Kathryn's Black (Root-Krogstad, 2006)

height 40in (102cm), bloom 6.5in (16.5cm), season M, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Very Fragrant, 40 buds, 9 branches, Black red self above green throat.
(Midnight Magic X Vino Di Notte)

Larry's Twilight Bite (Gossard, 2012)
height 31in (79cm), bloom 8.5in (21.5cm), season MLa, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 22 buds, 4 branches, Cranberry purple with a darker wine eyezone, sepals and petals are edged in claws, fangs, teeth and tentacles, color of which can be vary by position from gold to green to white, all above a yellow green throat. (((Sun Bear × Julie Newmar) × Sword Dancer) × Rosy Spiketail)

Little Fred (Maxwell-T., 1977)

height 24in (61cm), bloom 3in (7.6cm), season EM, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, Black self with green throat.

This is supposed to be a mini, but it is much taller here.

Little Raven (Stamile-G., 2006)

height 16in (41cm), bloom 2.5in (6.4cm), season EM, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, 20 buds, 4 branches, Deep black red self above green throat. (sdlg X (Little Show Stopper X Just My Size))

Magician's Magic (Maryott, 2014)
height 32in (81cm), bloom 5.75in (14.5cm), season MLa, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, 15 buds, 2 branches, Maroon near black (RHS 59A), very prominent ruffled yellow edging, (RHS 17C). (Huckleberry Yogurt × sdlg F1175N)

Mema's Sailing Man (Wolfe-L., 2010)

height 32in (81cm), bloom 5in (12.5cm), season MLa, Dormant, Tetraploid, 10 buds, 2 branches, Double 92%, Burgundy self above a chartreuse throat. (Mema's Darkside X Candy Cane Truffle)

Merlin's Moth (Sobek, 2003)
height 48 in.(122 cm), bloom 5.12 in.(13 cm), season MLa, Dormant, Diploid, 17 buds, 3 branches, Very dark red blend above yellow green throat. (Super Purple × Africa)

Metrosexual (Morry, 2006)

height 18in (46cm), bloom 4.5in (11.5cm), season M, Dormant, Tetraploid, Fragrant, Unusual Form Cascade, Steadfast purple with deeper hues above tree frog green throat. (Tet. Jedi Tequila Sunrise X Purple Pauper)

Midnight Gunfight (Sherrill-K., 2013)
height 33 in.(84 cm), bloom 6 in.(15 cm), season La, Rebloom, Dormant, Diploid, 33 buds, 3 branches, Black Cherry with black eye, starburst green throat that carries onto the sepals. (Laura Harwood × Africa)

Midnight Magic (Kinnebrew, 1979)
height 28 in.(71 cm), bloom 5.5 in.(14 cm), season EM, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Black red self with green throat. (Ed Murray × Kilimanjaro)
Awards: HM 1983, JC 1979, LAA 2002, RCP 1983, AM 1986

Night Rapture (Hansen-D., 2002)

height 27in (69cm), bloom 4.5in (11.5cm), season E, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 18 buds, 4 branches, Purple with white jagged edge above yellow green throat. (Tooth X Bela Lugosi)

Night Wings (Williams-J., 1985)
height 30in (76cm), bloom 6in (15.0cm), season E, , Black red self with yellow green throat.

Paint It Black (Benz-J., 2004)
height 34 in.(86 cm), bloom 6 in.(15 cm), season M, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 35 buds, 4 branches, Black purple self above lime green throat. (Duke of Burgundy × Tet. Grand Masterpiece)

Persian Ruby (Trimmer, 1998)

height 30in (76cm), bloom 7.75in (19.5cm), season EM, Dormant, Tetraploid, 30 buds, 3 branches, Ruby red self with green throat. (Ruby Spider X (Nordic Night X Tet. Regal Finale))

Playing with Sharks (Shooter-E., 2001)
height 33in (84cm), bloom 5.5in (14.0cm), season M, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, 20 buds, 4 branches, Medium velvety black purple with yellow teeth edge above cloverleaf pattern chrome yellow light green heart throat. (sdlg × Shark's Tooth)

Rattlesnake Rake (Boatwright, 2009)
height 30in (76cm), bloom 5.5in (14.0cm), season EM, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 20 buds, 4 branches, Burgundy purple stippled cream bicolor with light burgundy eye and edge above green throat. (Linda Touchstone × Tet. George Jets On)

Raven Woodsong (Roberts-N., 2004)

height 40in (102cm), bloom 7in (18.0cm), season M, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, 24 buds, 4 branches, Unusual Form Crispate, Gray purple self above green throat.

Silk and Purple (Seifert, 2014)
height 35 in.(89 cm), bloom 6.5 in.(17 cm), season MLa, Dormant, Tetraploid, 30 buds, 3 branches, Unusual Form Crispate, Purple with violet watermark, cream and purple sepals and chartreuse throat. (Raptor × Water Dragon)

Skylab (Trimmer-J., 2011)

height 50in (127cm), bloom 9in (23.0cm), season EM, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 22 buds, 2 branches, Unusual Form Crispate, Black purple, green throat. (Rolling Raven X sdlg)

Small World Austin (Miller-M., 2007)
height 32 in.(81 cm), bloom 5 in.(13 cm), season EM, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 35 buds, 5 branches, Black red blend with black eye above green throat. (Midnight Magic × Maria Callas)

Steve's Corn Rows (Brett, 2005)
height 34 in.(86 cm), bloom 7.5 in.(19 cm), season La, Rebloom, Dormant, Diploid, 36 buds, 6 branches, Unusual Form Crispate, Very dark red self above yellow throat. (Kindly Light × Black Prince)

Storm Track (Valente, 1996)
height 28 in.(71 cm), bloom 5.5 in.(14 cm), season EM, Dormant, Tetraploid, Black purple (RHS 187A) self and yellow green (RHS 150A) throat. (Katahdin × Ruffled Royalty)

Tis Midnight (Russell, 1961)

height 30in (76cm), season MLa, Dormant, Diploid, Black purple self with green throat. 30", 5".

Historical black red parent of some modern red daylilies. Very rare!

Taller here, and EXCEPTIONALLY BRANCHED.

Tribal Council (Pryor-J., 2005)

height 32in (81cm), bloom 5.75in (14.5cm), season EE, Rebloom, Dormant, Diploid, 45 buds, 5 branches, Double 99%, Black red self above yellow to green throat. (Country Pride X Poseidon)

Tuxedo Whiskers (Shooter-E., 2001)

height 28in (71cm), bloom 4.5in (11.5cm), season M, Rebloom, Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant, 22 buds, 3 branches, Royal red purple with black veins above light grass green throat.

Victorian Garden Rolling Thunder (Brooker-G, 2009)

height 32in (81cm), bloom 6in (15.0cm), season M, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 25 buds, 5 branches, Near black with deep black eye.
(Midnight Angel X Velvet Elvis)

Victorian Garden Star Bright (Brooker-G, 2007)
height 34in (86cm), bloom 6.5in (16.5cm), season M, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 30 buds, 5 branches, Deep near black red with yellow edge above triangular light green throat. (Midnight Angel × sdlg)

Westbourne Broken Hearts (Meadows-M.J., 2006)

height 34in (86cm), bloom 8in (20.5cm), season MLa, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, 27 buds, 5 branches, Near black self above vivid green throat. (unknown X unknown)

Which Way Jim (Shooter, 1992)

height 26in (66cm), bloom 5.5in (14.0cm), season M, Rebloom, Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant, Dark black purple with faint dusted purple eyezone above triangle lemon to green throat. (When I Dream X Grand Masterpiece)