Elegant and dramatic describe this perennial. Lightly speckled, emerald-green leaves serve as the perfect backdrop for tall, lustrous, long-stemmed near-black blooms to reach up and open in a graceful gesture. These gorgeous, funnel-shaped flowers will shine in the sun, and when cut for an indoor floral arrangement, the effect will be striking. Plants grow to approximately 2 feet, and require at least partial sun. Blooms appear from mid-summer to fall, and they are both rabbit and deer resistant. Thrives both in the garden and in containers. In northern climates, lift the bulbs in the fall, store appropriately during the winter and replant in the spring.