I wintersowed Black Prince snaps several years ago. I love them; I think they look like burgundy velvet. My snaps tend to overwinter for me and last 2 or 3 years. The foliage at the base of the plant stays green all winter, while the tops die off. This has been an awful winter though, and the frigid air arrived before the insulating snow, so I'm not too hopeful that many will survive this winter.
Here are some of my Black Prince in 2008.
Karen