Black flowers in the garden and nature: 30 species and varieties with names and photos

Special magic of black plants

Many centuries ago, a black flower symbolized fertility, spiritual harmony, the desire for self-knowledge. Our ancestors considered it a symbol of winter, which will certainly be replaced by a blooming spring. A little later, dark plants began to be associated with mourning, loss and sadness. They were also associated with sorcerers, magical mysteries, or even the other world. However, times and attitudes change, because black flowers have acquired a different meaning. Now they symbolize the beginning of a new path, getting rid of old habits, spiritual and physical rebirth.

Landscape designers advise planting crops of dark colors in a dotted manner, making small accents in a group planting. Since their color is actually not black, the shade will play best in partial shade. In a strongly lit area, basic shades will take over, and under the shade of other plants, such flowers simply will not grow.

Elegant, austere cultivars go well with almost all horticultural crops. They look most advantageous with a light palette (white, pink, yellow shades). They contrast harmoniously with the silvery color. Perfectly complemented by bright, rich colors (burgundy, carmine, orange).

Video "Black flowers in nature"

This video presents the main types and varieties of black ornamental flowering crops.

Popular types and varieties of black flowers with photos

Wild dark plants are rare in nature. Many cultivars acquired a deep, dense dark shade thanks to the efforts of breeders. We will give a description of the most beautiful varieties and varieties below.

Viola Molly Sanderson

Horned violet with black-violet inflorescences about 50 mm in size and lemon-yellow, bright "eye". The height of the compact bush is from 10 to 25 cm. Flowering occurs in May-September. The flower can be cultivated as indoor or planted in the garden.

Carnation The Queen of Spades

An annual plant that blooms from mid-summer until the first frost and has an unusual clove scent. Stems are erect, greenish-gray in color. The Queen of Spades grows up to half a meter, throwing out semi-double buds 5-7 cm in diameter, dark eggplant color.

Dahlias Arabian Night

Luxurious tall flowers blooming towards the end of summer - early fall. The upright, sturdy stems form a shrub about one meter high. Spherical inflorescences are full, velvety, almost 25 cm in size. Petals are black-burgundy, brighten a little to the tips, becoming like embers.

Dahlias Veronne's Obsidian

Star-shaped, medium-sized dahlias, bred relatively recently (2007). They grow up to 0.3 m, bloom from the second half of summer to late autumn. Buds with a diameter of 5-10 cm consist of one row of reed flowers arranged in a circle, and tubular, collected in the middle. The petals are claret-black, the core is golden yellow.

Hyacinth Dark Dimension

An unusual hybrid of dark purple, almost black color, belonging to the early varieties. The length of the inflorescence-candle is 20-25 cm, the size of the bell-shaped flowers is 40 mm. During flowering, which lasts from March to April, Dark Dimension hyacinth emits a pronounced sweetish aroma.

Gladiolus Black Star

Perennial large-flowered variety 0.9-1.1 m high with long peduncles. Inflorescences 60-70 cm in size consist of 10-15 slightly corrugated buds. Flowering lasts from mid-summer to early autumn. The base color of the petals is red, brought to a black and burgundy hue.

Iris Black Dragon

A tall hybrid (about 0.9 m) with large, highly corrugated flowers with a diameter of 10-15 cm. The petals are velvety in texture, their color consists of three shades: ink, purple, blue. Black Dragon blooms twice during the season - in early summer and from August to September.

Iris Before the Storm

Another bearded iris up to 0.9 m high. It is distinguished by strong erect peduncles, on which 2-3 large buds are collected. The color is very rich, almost black, with a dark blue tint. During flowering, which occurs in July-September, it emits a delicate unobtrusive aroma.

Iris Mellory Kay

An annual hybrid of medium flowering time. Plant height is one meter, stems are vertical, fleshy. The inflorescences are strongly corrugated, about 15 cm in size. The petals are plush, the color of Burgundy wine with a deep eggplant hue.

Mellory Kay is best paired with bearded irises of white or lemon color.

Calla Black Star

Elegant large calla lilies of an unusual maroon shade with a purple tint. The height of an adult plant is only 0.6 m. The stems are erect, the same dark tone as the inflorescences. The leaves are green, with light specks and a dark red thin border. Black Star blooms from June to August.

Canna Tropicanna Black

It grows up to 0.6-0.7 m, forming small bushes with a diameter of 20-30 cm. Inflorescences are fiery red, sometimes with a coral tint, strongly corrugated. Stems are thick, upright, almost black in color. The leaves are large, embossed, dark burgundy color. Flowering lasts from late spring to early autumn.

Lily landini

A hybrid bred by Dutch breeders and named after the composer Francesca Landini. The height of the bush is 0.9-1.2 m. The buds are medium-sized, double-black. Burgundy-brown with a purple tint, dark petals frame bright orange anthers. Lily blooms in the first half of summer.

Black mallow

A tall variety, almost two meters in size. Stems are erect, fleshy, strong. Shoots are fleecy, covered with light green leafy plates. Inflorescences about 10-12 cm in diameter, burgundy brown with a chocolate tint. The core is light yellow. Flowering occurs in July-August.

Hellebore Onyx Odyssey

The hybrid was bred on the basis of a herbaceous perennial of the Buttercup family. A flower grows no higher than 0.4-0.5 m. Inflorescences are flat, up to 10 cm in size, consist of several rows of beet-black petals. The middle is light yellow, rather large. An early flowering plant that occurs in the first half of spring.

Petunia Black Cat

An original plant that blooms from late May to early autumn.Growing up, it forms a spherical bush with a height of 0.2-0.3 m and a diameter of about 30 cm. The buds are small, only 60-80 mm, velvety texture. The color is deep, black, with a burgundy brown tint and a pale yellow small "eye".

Peony Hatsugarasu Chu Wu

A tree-like Japanese peony more than two meters high. Branching densely leafy stems form a lush bush with a diameter of 1.5-2 m. The buds are open and lush, 20-25 cm in size. The petals are velvety, purple-beetroot, dark in color. The core is yellow-orange. Flowering occurs in May-June.

Primrose Silver Lace Black

Variegated bush 15-20 cm high. Umbrella-shaped inflorescences, consisting of several small flowers. Silver Lace Black has a rather unusual color: a bright yellow "eye", burgundy-chocolate petals and a snow-white contrasting border. Primrose blooms in the second half of spring.

Diablo bubble

Sprawling shrub with hanging branches measuring 3x3 m. Flexible dark shoots densely covered with three- or five-lobed leaves of violet-burgundy color. It blooms in early summer, throwing out creamy white candle inflorescences.

Rose Black Baccara

A luxurious French rose, bred in 2004. The height of the bush is 0.8-1 m, the diameter of the inflorescences is 70-80 mm. The buds are dense, densely double, velvety texture. The color of the petals is claret red, almost black. Blooms all summer long, emitting a delicate, subtle pink scent.

Rose Black Magic

Tall hybrid bred by German breeders. The length of the shoots is about one and a half meters, the width of the bush is 1 m. The inflorescences are lush, 80-90 mm in size, painted in burgundy-black dense color with a raspberry tint. The flowering period lasts from June to August.

Rose Black Prince

Large roses of the Black Prince variety have been known to flower growers since the end of the 19th century. Tall bushes measuring 1.5x0.9 m during flowering are covered with large (10-12 cm) lush burgundy-red buds. In bright sunlight, the color takes on a rich crimson hue.

Tulip Black Hero

An unusual hybrid with a height of 0.4-0.6 m.During flowering, which lasts from late spring to early summer, it throws out double buds with a diameter of about 80 mm. The petals are glossy, densely planted, dark beetroot dense color with a purple tint. Unlike other varieties, Black Hero does not emit a scent.

Tulip Cafe Noir

Late hybrid bred by breeders at the end of the twentieth century. The tulip grows up to 0.6-0.7 m. The buds are of a simple structure with wide, blunt-pointed petals. The color is black and burgundy with a chocolate tint. Blooms in the second decade of May. During flowering, it emits a subtle delicate aroma.

Tulip Vincent van Gogh

Beautiful dark fringed tulip. Stems are erect, about half a meter long, fleshy. The inflorescences are simple in structure, 5-10 cm in diameter, with small fringes along the edges. The petals are claret-red, almost black, with a brown tint. Flowering occurs in late spring - early summer.

Tulip Queen of the Night

A hybrid of Dutch origin, belongs to the simple varieties. The height of vertical shoots is 0.4-0.6 m. Buds 5-10 cm in size consist of monophonic obtuse glossy petals of chocolate-burgundy color. The tulip blooms in late spring, emitting a pleasant floral scent.

Violet Halloween II

The second name of this flower is garden pansies. A compact biennial plant grows no more than 0.2 m. The flowering period occurs in early spring - early June. The flowers are small, only 50-70 mm in size, inky purple, almost black, with a bright yellow "eye".

Black Elder Gerda

Sprawling ornamental shrub measuring 3x3 m. Stems are erect, densely covered with narrow elongated leaves with jagged edges. The shoots, together with the leaf plates, are painted in a deep burgundy purple color. Elderberry blooms with umbrella-shaped inflorescences of a creamy yellow or pinkish hue.

Black cornflower

A very beautiful hybrid with a height of 0.6-0.8 m with straight, slightly pubescent stems. Leaves are lanceolate, pointed. The variety is distinguished by basket-type inflorescences, 30-40 mm in diameter, burgundy-red, almost black in color. The cornflower is characterized by long flowering - from the beginning of summer to the first frost.

Black poppy

Luxurious double flower blooming from June to late autumn. The length of the thin erect stems is 0.8-0.9 m. The inflorescences are dense, dense, about 12 cm in size. The color is deep black with a burgundy or purple tint.

Black poppies look great next to yellow-orange marigolds.

Black Orchid

Indoor decorative phalaenopsis with a height of slightly more than half a meter. Depending on the hybrid form, the color of the black orchid comes with different tints - burgundy, burgundy, chocolate, purple or red. During prolonged flowering, the plant emits a unique vanilla aroma.

The mesmerizing beauty of black buds can be admired endlessly. After all, the longer we look into the depth of a dark color, the more unusual overflows and shades open to our eyes.