Shrift Black Star
It seems particularly appropriate to write about black flowers at Halloween. Given the lugubrious nature of the fete, the most mournful of all flower colors, black, could certainly make a splash if you’re into turning your house into a haunted one. But you can actually have black flowers almost all year long if you know which ones to choose. Most of us like our flowers bright: pinks, yellows, whites, lavenders, reds, etc.
Zantedeschia ‘Black Star’. Some reactionary gardeners seem to prefer colors that get otherwise short shrift in the garden world notably black. It’s not given to everyone to appreciate black flowers, but for those that do, they’re always a delight and they’re certainly original.
But not everyone. Some reactionary gardeners seem to prefer colors that get otherwise short shrift in the garden world notably black. It’s not given to everyone to appreciate black flowers, but for those that do, they’re always a delight and they’re certainly original. Of course, your love of black flowers may say something about you. Those who follow the Goth subculture and reject traditional societal values, for example, may be deep into black shades.
The same can be said of some anarchists and artists. And if you’re in deep depression and want to stay there, black flowers may be just what the psychologist ordered. Also, growing counterculture black flowers could also be a way of finally interesting that rebellious grandchild in gardening! Black Is Really Purple Of course, it’s almost impossible to create a perfectly black flower. Most black flowers are actually a very dark shade of purple or red and will show up in those shades on bright, sunny days. However, many can look as dark as Hades on cloudy or overcast days or when contrasted with flowers in lighter shades. And some do darken as they age.
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A Bouquet of Gloom Here are a few black flowers whose gloom and doom color might suit more morbid readers: Andean Silver-Leaf Sage ( Salvia discolor). Salvia discolor.
Source: scott-zona, flickr This is a large subtropical perennial with powdery gray stems and medium green leaves with a silvery underside. In late summer or early fall, it produces arching spikes of purple-black parrot’s beak flowers with silvery-green calyces that highlight the color.
Only hardy to zone 9, it’s often grown as a tender perennial in colder climates: planted out in the summer and overwintered, after harsh pruning, indoors. Still, it needs a very long growing season, or the flower will be killed by frost before they open. Full sun and fairly dry conditions are best. Black and Blue Sage ( Salvia guarantica ‘Black and Blue’). Salvia guarantica ‘Black and Blue’. Source: Proven Winners This is another salvia with black flowers except that it’s not really the flowers that are black, but rather the flower stem and calyces.
It’s when the violet-blue flowers drop off that it becomes a “black flower.” The contrast between the bluish flower and the dark purple calyx is nevertheless quite attractive. It’s a lovely plant all round, starting to bloom early in the summer and continuing through the season, and a great hummingbird plant.
It’s best treated as a tender perennial or annual where it isn’t hardy (zone 8 and above, zone 7 with protection). Salvia Bodacious ‘Rhythm and Blues’ is a newer, more compact variety. Full sun and well-drained soil. Black Bat Flower ( Tacca chantrieri). Tacca chantrieri.
Source: amazon.com This tropical plant with leaves like a peace lily ( Spathiphyllum) certainly does have impressive flowers! They’re composed of two dark “bat wings” (actually bracts) up to 1 foot (30 cm) across bearing nodding near-black flowers with long whiskers (also black in better cultivars) that hang down a good 2 feet (60 cm).
Ironcad keygens and cracks on skin. Distinctly weird-looking! It’s often sold as a houseplant, but you’ll need really good humidity (i.e.
Greenhouse levels!) to keep it happy. Black Bachelor’s Buttons ( Centaurea cyanus cultivars). Iris x germanica ‘Study in Black’. Source: bakker.com There are more black bearded irises than I can count and they generally do look very black indeed. They’re hardy perennials and, if you can keep the iris borers off, bloom massively and stunningly just as spring is transitioning to summer. Consider ‘All Night Long’, ‘Before the Storm’, ‘Black is Black’, ‘Midnight Oil’, ‘Raven Girl’ and ‘Study in Black’ among others.
Full sun or light shade in well-drained soil. Black Calla ( Zantedeschia cultivars). Zantedsechia ‘Odessa’. Source: easytogrowbulbs.com There are actually several “black” callas, including ‘Black Star’, ‘Edge of Night’ and ‘Odessa’. The extremely dark shade is all the most surprising in that callas (also called calla lilies, although they aren’t lily relatives) used to be renowned for their pure white flowers. But the big white blooms of yesteryear have largely been replaced by dwarf varieties with more narrowly tubular flowers in a wide range of colors, including pink, yellow, orange and dark purple oops! I mean black! Grow callas as summer bulbs and bring them indoors in the fall in all but the warmest climates.