Slender erect narrow pyramidal form, branches and twigs quite black. Leaves pale green, margins can be undulating or wavy. Flowers bright purple at first changing to a dark brownish black, filling the evening air with sweet fragrance spring through early summer.Will grow in sun or shade, need moist to well drained soil. Can be used for hedging. Do not grow well in very damp soil.Nectar from October to January. Attractive to bees. Frost hardy.

Height 5m x 3m width.