table of contents
- Black flowers from B to G
- Black flowers from H to K
- Black flowers from L to R
- Black flowers from S to W
- frequently asked Questions
In the past, black flowers were only found in a gothic garden, today they are seen as striking "splashes of color" that are particularly effective in combination with colorful flowering plants.
In a nutshell
- black flowers set special accents in the garden
- relatively large selection of types and varieties
- come into their own in combination with colorful flowers
Black flowers from B to G
Black as a flower color is rather unusual. However, most black flowers do not have deep black flowers, but rather black and purple, black and blue, or black and purple colored ones. How black the flowers actually are is in the eye of the beholder and depends on the type or the variety.
Bearded carnation "Nigrescens" (Dianthus barbatus "Nigrescens")
- Flower: single flowers, double
- Flower color: deep black red, dark brown
- Flowering period: June to August
- Height: 35 centimeters
- Location: sunny
- Soil: sandy to loamy, fresh, rich in nutrients
Mountain knapweed "Black Sprite" (Centaurea montana "Black Sprite")
- Flower: flower heads, deep black purple
- Flowering period: May to July
- Height: 40 to 50 centimeters
- Location: sunny to shady, partial shade
- Soil: sandy to loamy, fresh to moderately moist, rich in nutrients
Tip: Because of its filigree flowers, you should place the mountain knapweed in a clearly visible place in the garden.
Calla "Black Forest" (Zantedeschia spec. "Black Forest")
- Flower: dark red-black
- Flowering period: July to September
- Height: 60 to 80 centimeters
- Location: sunny to partially shaded
- Soil: fresh, rich in nutrients
Christmas rose "Black Swan" (Helleborus niger "Black Swan")
- Blossom: bowl-shaped, night black-chimney red
- Flowering period: December to March
- Height: 30 to 40 centimeters
- Location: sunny to shady
Garden hyacinth "Midnight Mystique" (Hyacinthus orientalis "Midnight Mystique")
- Blossom: racemose
- Flowering period: April to May
- Location: sunny to partially shaded
- Growth height: up to 20 centimeters
- Soil: sand, gravel, rich in humus, poor in nutrients
Garden pansy "Black Star" (Viola x wittrockiana "Black Star")
- Blossom: cup-shaped, black
- Flowering period: March / April to November
- Height: 10 to 20 centimeters
- Location: sunny to partially shaded
- Soil: fresh, nutritious, sandy to loamy
Double Columbine "Black Barlow" (Aquilegia vulgaris hybrid "Black Barlow")
- Flower: double, bell-shaped, black-purple
- Flowering period: May to July
- Height: 60 to 80 centimeters
- Location: sunny to shady, partial shade
- Soil: fresh, well-drained
Gladiolus "Black Star" (Gladiolus "Black Star")
- Flower: spike-shaped, dark purple to black
- Flowering period: July to October
- Height: 100 to 120 centimeters
- Location: sunny to partially shaded
- Soil: rich in nutrients
Gold stripe iris "Black Form" (garden iris, wiss. Designation Iris chrysographes "Black Form")
- Flower: wavy, throat-shaped, dark purple-violet
- Flowering period: June to July
- Height: 50 to 70 centimeters
- Location: sunny
- Soil: permeable, loose
Black flowers from H to K
Haller's devil's claw (Phyteuma ovatum)
- Flower: spike-shaped, black-purple
- Flowering period: July to August
- Height: 30 to 100 centimeters
- Location:
- Soil: fresh, rich in nutrients
High beard iris (high bearded sword lily, wiss. Designation Iris-Barbata-Elatior)
- Flower: wavy, black flower color depending on the variety
- Flowering period: May to June
- Height: 90 centimeters
- Location: sunny
- Soil: loamy, dry, rich in nutrients
- Varieties (selection): "All Night Long" (deep night blue), "Anvil of Darkness (black)," Before the Storm "(black)," Black is Black "(black)," Blacky "(black-purple), "Dracula’s Kiss (black-purple)," Night Owl "(black-blue)," Old Black Magic "(velvety black with purple shimmer)," Superstition "(black-purple with purple Shine)
Horn violet (Viola cornuta)
- Flower: cup-shaped, black flower color depending on the variety
- Flowering period: April to August
- Height: 10 to 15 centimeters
- Location: sunny
- Soil: sandy to loamy, fresh, moderately rich in nutrients
- Varieties: "Bowles Black" (black-violet), "Molly Sanderson" (black-blue)
Nasturtium "Black Velvet" (Tropaeolum majus "Black Velvet")
- Blossom: funnel-shaped, deep dark red to black
- Flowering period: June to September
- Height: 30 centimeters
- Location: sunny
- Soil: sandy to loamy, moderately dry, moderately rich in nutrients
Kenora Macob Dinnerplate Dahlia
- Blossom: deep red to almost black, up to 20 centimeters in diameter
- Flowering period: July to October
- Height: 90 to 100 centimeters
- Location: full sun
- Soil: permeable
Cornflower "Black Ball" (Centaurea cyanus "Black Ball")
- Flower: double, black-purple
- Flowering period: June to August
- Height: 40 to 70 centimeters
- Location: sunny to partially shaded
- Soil: well drained, rich in nutrients
Coastal Iris (Iris atropurpurea)
- Flower: wavy, throat-shaped; dark purple to black-purple, deep burgundy red
- Flowering period: May
- Height: k. A.
- Location: sunny
- Soil: dry, fresh, sandy-loamy
Black flowers from L to R
Lily (lilium)
- Blossom; funnel-shaped
- Flowering period: June to August
- Height: 120 centimeters
- Location: sunny to partially shaded
- Soil: well drained, humic
- Types: "Blacklist" (night black), "Nightrider" (black-red)
Medium-high beard iris "Helen Proctor" (Iris-Barbata-Media-Hybrid "Helen Proctor")
- Flower: wavy, black-purple
- Flowering period: April to May
- Height: 60 centimeters
- Location: sunny
- Soil: fresh, dry
Low leaf iris (dwarf iris, wiss. Name Iris-Barbata-Nana-Hybrid)
- Flower: wavy, throat-shaped
- Flowering period: April to May
- Height: 30 centimeters
- Location: sunny
- Soil: dry, stone plants
- Types: "Black Blood" (violet-black), "Dark Vader" (reddish-black-violet, light blue beard)
Oriental hellebore "Ruse Black" (Helleborus orientalis "Ruse Black")
- Blossom: cup-shaped, dark purple to black
- Flowering period: January to April
- Height: 30 to 40 centimeters
- Location: sunny to partially shaded
Persian bell lily (Persian imperial crown, wiss. Name Fritillaria persica)
- Blossom: bell-shaped, pendulous, dark-aubergine-colored
- Flowering period: April and May
- Growth height: up to about one meter
- Location: dry in summer
- Soil: normal garden soil
Petunia (petunia)
- Flower: funnel-shaped, black color depending on the variety
- Height: 8 to 12 centimeters
- Location: sunny
- Soil: well drained, rich in nutrients
- Types: "Black Cat" (very deep dark purple), "Black Satin" (black to black-red), "Black Velvet" (black, velvety-looking)
Roses (pink)
- Flower: black flower color depending on the variety
- Flowering period: June to September
- Height: 70 to 90 centimeters
- Location: sun
- Variety: "Black Madonna" (velvety black red), "Black Baccara" (dark burgundy)
Black flowers from S to W
Chocolate cosmos (black chocolate flower, wiss. Name Cosmos atrosanguineus)
- Flower: cup-shaped, dark purple brown to dark red
- Flowering period: July to September
- Height: 40 to 60 centimeters
- Location: sunny to partially shaded
- Soil: moderately moist, rich in nutrients
- The scent is reminiscent of dark chocolate
Note: the Chocolate cosmos is often confused with the "real" chocolate flower (Berlandiera lyrata). However, this one has yellow flowers.
Black hollyhock (Alcea rosea nigra)
- Flower: cupped, deep purple
- Flowering period: July to September
- Height: 180 to 200 centimeters
- Location: sunny
- Floor: no special requirements
Black devil's claw (Phyteuma nigrum)
- Flower: spike-shaped, black-violet or black-blue
- Flowering period: May to July
- Height: 20 to 70 centimeters
- Location: sunny to partially shaded
- Soil: moderately nutrient-rich, loamy soil poor in lime
Black tulips (Tulipa)
- Blossom: bell- to cup-shaped, black color depending on the variety
- Flowering period: May
- Height: 40 to 50 centimeters
- Location: sunny to shady
- Soil: well-drained, loose, rich in nutrients
- Varieties: "Black Hero (double, blackish purple)," Queen of the Night "(simple, black-purple), Black Parrot (parrot tulip, blackish purple)
Black Germer (Veratrum nigrum)
- Blossom: racemose, black-purple
- Flowering period: July to August
- Height: 60 to 120 centimeters
- Location: sunny to shady, partial shade
- Soil: deep, nutrient-rich loam soil
Black double opium poppy (Papaver somniferum paeony Black)
- Flowers: double, curled, deep red to almost black
- Flowering period: June to October
- Height of growth 60 to 90 centimeters
- Location: sunny
- Soil: fresh, loamy
Semi-cactus dahlia "Black Jack"
- Flower: cup-like, double, purple-black
- Flowering period: July to October
- Height: up to 110 centimeters
- Location: sunny
- Soil: sandy, humus, well drained
Note: Relatively few of the approximately 20,000 dahlia varieties bloom in purple-black.
Sunflower "Black Magic" (Helianthus annuus "Black Magic" F1)
- Flower: dark brown to almost black
- Flowering period: June to October
- Growth height: up to 120 centimeters
- Location: sunny
- Soil: rich in nutrients
Green Wizard Coneflower (Rudbeckia occidentalis)
- Flower: long green sepals with a black cone in the middle
- Flowering period: midsummer to early autumn
- Height: 90 centimeters
- Location: full sun to partial shade
- Soil: permeable
Daylily (Hemerocallis)
- Flower: black flower color depending on the variety
- Flowering period: June to July
- Height: 60 centimeters
- Location: full sun to partial shade
- Soil: well-drained, good garden soil
- Varieties: "Black Emanuelle" (black-burgundy red), "Sir Knight" (deep black blue, almost black)
Scabiosa "Black Knight" (Scabiosa atropurpurea "Black Knight")
- Flower: dark purple to black
- Flowering period: June to October
- Growth height: up to 90 centimeters
- Soil: fresh, well-drained, humic, loamy-sandy
frequently asked Questions
Since black flowers are only cultivars in terms of flower color, most can be cared for like their brightly colored sisters.
That depends on the type of plant. There are annual and perennial black blooming flowers for the garden.
There are no hard and fast rules here. In principle, all other colors go well with black. The combination of black-blooming flowers is not recommended, as these cancel each other out.