While only 30"-I like Smith Brothers for a near black-it's the darkest I own.
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I was looking thru Early Bird Daylilies pictures. She seemed to have a lot of black daylilies and they seemed to have great prices. I don't have too many dark ones. I am hooked on the pink and peach colors. Sarah

My darkest daylily is "Midnight Magic". In the morning it does look nearly black but when it opens more and the light shines on it it takes on a velvety deep red.

Sun shining on it

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Opening in the morning

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Karen

Stunning! I MUST have them all! :)
~Natalie

When I lived in Marietta, I could grow all three types of daylilies. There are some very hard dormants that won't grow, but the majority will. Good luck!

Another favorite of mine, though not as black as "Midnight Magic", is "Creature of The Night".

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Then one of MM's children, "Dracula"

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Karen

I don't like black roses so I thought I wouldn't like black daylilies but I took a peek anyway. I was wrong. Creature of the night in particular with its white mid rib is especially eye appealing. Hope we see more.....Maryl

I have some of the darker daylilies. I planted white daylilies among the dark ones, hoping for a good look with the contrast. This black and white bed is on it's third year, so hopefully it will fill out. I spent some time looking for Dakar, it seemed to be pretty dark. Didn't get it though!
The dark ones I grow here are;
Smoking Gun
BuckyBalls
Cinderella's Dark Side
Duck's Dark Side
Brookwood Black Kitten
Caribbean Frank League
Midnight Magic
Smith Brothers
Night Wings
Jungle Beauty
Bamboo Blackie
Not sure any of them are particularly tall, but Smith Brothers and Caribbean Frank League seem to be the darkest and tallest.
This is Smoking Gun
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This is Cinderella's Dark Side, tall, but a smaller flower.
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Bamboo Blackie
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Brookwood Black Kitten
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Jungle Beauty
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A few of the dark ones, I think the dark one with four blooms is Caribbean Frank League
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Cindy

wow,I love these black daylilies. They are all gorgeous, every one of them.

Jean

I want "Creature of the Night"!!!!! That is so stunning.

Ms. Faith

I don't think Bela Lugosi is the darkest one out there, but it is one of the best, I think
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Black Plush is great
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Evening Enchantment isn't quite as large as Bela Lugosi, but I like the slight ruffle
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Nordic Night isn't as dark as Bela even, but it really is lovely with its lighter eye
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I think Tuscawilla Blackout is my darkest daylily, but it doesn't look it in this photo
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OMG! I am in love!!!

Just ordered Jungle Beauty, Salieri, Midnight Magic, and Dominic from Oakes Daylilies. So happy!!!

Just out of curiosity, are there any of these posted that are NOT colorfast? I know Bela is supposed to be, but I wonder if those really dark colors last until the evening....Maryl

I must add these suggestions: GUNS OF NAVARRONE and BAUGHSTON HORNSWAGGLER. The latter, described in the AHS database as a "purple with faint red eye" is very dark in my garden; in fact, it towers over everything else planted near it as a dark purple UF presence. And GUNS? OMG what a stunner.

I also really like SINNERS ANONYMOUS, a 36" black violet self. New to the garden as of last year, so still settling in are BLACK ARMADILLO (45") and NO EXPIRATION DATE (31"), both by Kemberley Roberts.

I am in a Daylily Heaven!!! Spent a small fortune on them (well, big fortune really), and made a huge new flowerbed today just for Daylilies.
Thank goodness my husband is "my-obsession-friendly". Otherwise I would add to statistics of divorced women.
Welcome Spring!

Night Wings is one of my favorites!

Mascara Snake - tall, dark, and handsome

Larry's Obsession - my darkest - 24-30 inches tall - the registration picture is not a good representation of it.

I think this first one is close to the darkest/blackest daylily I grow .

How about Africa

or Workhorse
Chief Blackhand
Playing with Sharks

or Mahogany Magic

or Tupac Amaru
and Egg[;amt Electricity Willow

and then there is Persian Ruby

Hope you find some of these interesting