DEEP AND DARK COLORS

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)

Ashwood Still Night (Norris-R., 2004)
height 28 inches (71 cm), bloom 5.25 inches (13 cm), season E, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 45 buds, 4 branches, Purple self above green throat. (Earth Music × 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!

Klehm 2015- 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.

(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 Panther (Gossard, 2012)
height 44 inches (112 cm), bloom 9.5 inches (24 cm), season MLa, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 42 buds, 7 branches, Unusual Form Cascade, Black purple with a very dark black purple eyezone and green throat. ((Earth Shaker × Heavenly Thunderbird) × Webster's Purple Wonder)
Awards: AM 2020; HM 2015; JC 2012

Black Wolf (Gossard, 2017)
height 28 inches (71 cm), bloom 5.75 inches (15 cm), season M, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 24 buds, 4 branches, Burgundy black with multicolored edge, very green throat, and covered with white shark's teeth. (Hooked on You × Men in Black)
Flowers of Black Wolf are burgundy black with a multi-colored triple edge and dual colored white and gold teeth, capped off with a green throat. This is my best toothy introduction of 2017, and one that makes people stop and stare in the garden. It brings a dark color rarely seen in a toothy flower with a hard dormant line that also grows well in the south. If you pick just one flower this year- it should be this one. Grows well across zones- tested in Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, Alabama and Florida. Easily pod and pollen-fertile, it has been a great parent, passing on its stunning looks and saturated color on to its kids.

Broken Chains (Emmerich, 2015)
height 32 inches (81 cm), bloom 6 inches (15 cm), season MLa, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 17 buds, 3 branches, Cranberry purple with chalky dark lavender eye, chalky dark lavender plus ivory edge with some teeth, green throat. ((Gnashing of Teeth × Chariot of Clouds) × Desire of Nations)
Awards: HM 2019

Brookwood Black Kitten (Sharp, 1995)
height 22 inches (56 cm), bloom 2.75 inches (7 cm), season M, Dormant, Diploid, Fragrant, Black red self with green throat.
Awards: HM 2001; FS 2016

Buddy's Booger (Hall-J., 2013)

height 35in (89cm), bloom 11in (28.0cm), season E, Rebloom, Evergreen, Tetraploid, 18 buds, 4 branches, Unusual Form Cascade, Dark purple with large yellow green throat. (Buddy's Wild and Wonderful X Crazy Crane)
Great tall well branched scapes! Fertile and a worthwhile garden addition.

Buddy's Pierre (Hall-J., 2021)
height 28 inches (71 cm), bloom 6.75 inches (17 cm), season E, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 20 buds, 4 branches, Black purple with wire gold edge and green center. (Buddy's Black Lady × Duck's Dark Side)

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)

Choco Latte (Seifert, 2024)
height 36 inches (91 cm), bloom 4.5 inches (11 cm), season M, Dormant, Diploid, 30 buds, 4 branches, Deep mahogany with black band around bright yellow throat.. (When Bears Fly × Goodbye Yellow Brick Road)

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)
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!

Dad's Black Gold (Sattelmeier, 2016)
height 30 in.(76 cm), bloom 5 in.(13 cm), season M, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Purple black flower with gold teeth, gold eye, heavy substance. ((Predator × Randy Stephens) × Briar Patch)

Darth Ciduous (Elliott-S., 2017)
height 28 inches (71 cm), bloom 3.25 inches (8 cm), season E, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, 33 buds, 5 branches, Dark purple with an almost black band above a small, very green throat that extends a short distance up the midribs. (Hat`s Off to Sue × sdlg)

Deathly Hallows (Polston, 2017)
height 30 inches (76 cm), bloom 9 inches (22 cm), season MLa, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 18 buds, 5 branches, Dark burgundy purple with a lighter burgundy watermark, yellow and white teeth with a green throat. (sdlg × Absolute Ripper)

Dragon's Baby Teeth (Seifert, 2025)
height 28 inches (71 cm), bloom 6 inches (15 cm), season EM, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 23 buds, 4 branches, Dark royal purple with small green throat and cream teeth.. (Randy Stephens × Thistles and Thorns)
I have been growing it longer than most seedlings and just couldn't seem to cull it. I just love the color on this one! Even though the teeth are not huge, what else can you expect from a baby tyrannosaurus?

Earl Porter (Benz-J., 2015)
height 30 inches (76 cm), bloom 5.5 inches (14 cm), season M, Rebloom, Dormant, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 40 buds, 4 branches, Near black. (Dark Empire × Paint It Black)

End of the Tunnel (Williams-S., 2013)
height 38 inches (96 cm), bloom 4.25 inches (11 cm), season MLa, Dormant, Diploid, 22 buds, 3 branches, Dark black purple with bright yellow to green throat. (Hummingbird × sdlg)
Awards: AM 2023; HM 2018

Even Stephen (Reed, 2005)
height 40 in.(102 cm), bloom 7 in.(18 cm), season MLa, Dormant, Diploid, 22 buds, 2 branches, Unusual Form Crispate, Black purple with black eye above green throat.

Fiddler's Tune (Waterman-P., 2016)
height 35 inches (89 cm), bloom 7.5 inches (19 cm), season EM, Dormant, Diploid, 17 buds, 3 branches, Unusual Form Crispate, Deep rich burgundy with deep purple veining, washed purple appliquéd eyezone, ruffles edged in white, and a large green throat. (John's Heritage × Purple Satellite)

Finer Than Wine (Jones-N., 2019)
height 38 inches (96 cm), bloom 5 inches (12 cm), season M, Dormant, Diploid, 24 buds, 4 branches, Deep wine purple self above a green and yellow, star-shaped center. (unknown × unknown)

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.

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)
FABULOUS PLANT HABIT!

Kathy Larson (Lovell, 2015)
height 30 inches (76 cm), bloom 6 inches (15 cm), season MLa, Dormant, Diploid, 25 buds, 4 branches, Dark purple, white edge on sepals. (Timbercreek Ace × Loch Ness Monster)
Awards: JC 2015

Laird Liam (Bremer, 2014)
height 29 inches (74 cm), bloom 5.5 inches (14 cm), season MLa, Dormant, Tetraploid, 18 buds, 3 branches, Black red self with dark green throat. (Fujita Scale × Sleepy Hollow)

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)

Licorice Twist (Roberts-N., 2005)
height 36 inches (91 cm), bloom 7 inches (18 cm), season M, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, 30 buds, 5 branches, Spider Ratio 4.40:1, Purple self above green throat.
Awards: AM 2015; HM 2010; HOS 2015

Lil' Black Buds (Begnaud, 2009)
height 22 inches (56 cm), bloom 2.5 inches (6 cm), season E, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, Fragrant, 23 buds, 4 branches, Black purple self above green throat. (sdlg × sdlg)
Awards: AM 2015; HM 2012; LAA 2019; DFM 2018; ESB 2018; FS 2011

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)

Midnight at the Oasis (Lovell-Groen, 2020)
height 28 inches (71 cm), bloom 9 inches (22 cm), season M, Dormant, Tetraploid, 18 buds, 3 branches, Spider Ratio 4.00:1, Deep wine with extended starburst yellow throat. (unknown × unknown)

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 Train to Georgia (Polston, 2016)
height 40 in.(102 cm), bloom 5.5 in.(14 cm), season EM, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, Fragrant, 16 buds, 4 branches, Dark purple with pronounced purple midribs and big green throat. (sdlg × sdlg)

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)

Probable Caws for a Murder (Seifert, 2024)
height 30 inches (76 cm), bloom 6.5 inches (16 cm), season M, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 25 buds, 4 branches, Deep reddish black with slight white edge, chartreuse throat, and satiny sheen.. (sdlg × Night Wings)

Raj (Tankesley-Clarke, 2006)
height 37 in.(94 cm), bloom 6 in.(15 cm), season M, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, 25 buds, 3 branches, Unusual Form Crispate, Burgundy purple self above large yellow green throat. (Puppet Lady × Crazy Pierre)

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.

Roguish Imp (Krupien, 2000)
height 20 in.(51 cm), bloom 3.12 in.(8 cm), season EM, Dormant, Diploid, Smoky burgundy with darker eye above yellow throat. (Ruffled Vintage Burgundy × sdlg)

Second Fiddle (Hensley-D., 2010)
height 37 inches (94 cm), bloom 8.5 inches (22 cm), season MLa, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 18 buds, 4 branches, Unusual Form Cascade, Near black self above huge green throat. (Tet. Holly Dancer × Velvet Ribbons)

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)

SKEDADDLE (Selman 2011) (TETRA HOLLY DANCER X VELVET RIBBONS)
46" M UFO SEV 8.5" TET
Black red self with huge yellow to green throat. Petals are gently ruffled with definite crispate tendencies. Extremely hardy and vigorous with stellar four to five-way branching and 32 buds. Fertile both ways. Unusual Form.

Spacecoast Black Knight (Kinnebrew-Gossard, 2013)
height 36 inches (91 cm), bloom 9 inches (23 cm), season E, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, Fragrant, 22 buds, 4 branches, Unusual Form Crispate-Cascade, Black maroon with darker eyezone and green throat. ((Midnight Magic × Velvet Ribbons) × Heavenly United We Stand)

Spacecoast Chomp! Chomp! (Kinnebrew-J., 2011)
height 36 in.(91 cm), bloom 10 in.(25 cm), season E, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 18 buds, 3 branches, Dark red with white toothy edge. (Spacecoast Loose Tooth × Heman)
Awards: HM 2017

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)

Tasmanian Devil (Peat, 2005)
height 29 inches (74 cm), bloom 5.5 inches (14 cm), season EM, Dormant, Tetraploid, 25 buds, 4 branches, Black purple with wire white edge above green throat. (Quote the Raven × (Scott Fox × sdlg))

Threat Level Midnight (Lewis-P., 2020)
height 37 inches (94 cm), bloom 6 inches (15 cm), season M, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 21 buds, 3 branches, Black red self that blends into a yellow triangular throat. (Christine Walser Hite × unknown)

Topguns Cocoa Vino (Scott-R.H., 2023)
height 35 inches (89 cm), bloom 6.5 inches (16 cm), season E, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 28 buds, 5 branches, Deep wine with large, complex smoky eye and edge brushed with chocolate.. ((Cosmic Adventure x Topguns Tequila Nightmare) × (Cosmic Adventure x Topguns Tequila Nightmare))

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)

Who Lit the Black Flame Candle? (Franklin-S.A., 2023)
height 32 inches (81 cm), bloom 5.75 inches (14 cm), season M, Semi-Evergreen, Tetraploid, 13 buds, 2 branches, Deep wine red with a near black eye, golden yellow green throat, and small yellow and black teeth. (Susan Ruoff × Chief Bitesalot)

Zero to Sixty (Murphy-J.P., 2010)
height 48 inches (122 cm), bloom 9 inches (23 cm), season M, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, 22 buds, 3 branches, Spider Ratio 5.20:1, Purple with cream midribs above the lemon throat. (Grey Witch × Black Ice)