Not sure why it has bloomed so early. Normally flowers in February.
An old hybrid first registered in 1967, if I am recalling correctly. It remains, in my opinion, one of the very best catt hybrids ever made.
I present to you, Slc. Jewelbox 'Dark Waters'. (Yes, I realize it is likely no longer an "Slc" ... but I really don't care what the taxonomists say anymore.)