■(MDB) 'Black Olive'

2013, Black

'Black Olive' (Paul Black, R. 2013) Seedling #R278E. MDB, 7.5 (19 cm). Late bloom and re-bloom. Standards bronze-dark-purple, purple-black midrib and textured veins; style arms mid blue-purple crests and midribs, rose-silver edge; falls red-black, hafts slightly lighter, veined white; beards mid greyed gold in throat, light greyed gold in middle, white end. 146. Parentage 'Fido' sibling X seedling #P146: ('Wish Upon A Star' x 'Bad Intentions'). Mid-America 2013.

AIS Awards: Honorable Mention 2016, Award of Merit 2018; Caparne-Welch Medal 2023.

From the 2022 Rebloom Checklist: Rebloom reported in: OR. USDA Zones 8b

Note: Information on SDB X SDB parentage.

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From Mid-America Garden catalog, 2013: BLACK OLIVE (Black ‘13) MDB Late Rebloom 7.5” (19cm). Super vigorous. Beards give it pizzazz. Sdlg. R278E: Fido sib X (Wish Upon a Star x Bad Intentions). $18.00.

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