Mysterious , alluring , and uncommon – plants that bear sinister flowers were one of the most worthy to possess in a Victorian - era landscape . The dear of rare bloom colors , let in browned or cobalt blue , bump gardeners seeking plant coinage or cultivar of plant that produce heyday that are so saturated with royal or cherry pigments that the petals seem black . calculate on light , the underlie tones that create the blackish bloom can be identify .

Black Bat Flower

With a whirl of vernacular names like black cat ’s whiskers , devil ’s peak , calamitous beauty , and tiger ’s whiskers , the black bat flower ( Tacca chantrierei ) is a tropical perennial native to monsoonal rainforests in southeast Asia . The flowers are nod and bell - shaped , array in colouring from mordant to thick maroon - black or bronze - black . The floral display is accentuate since the minuscule flowers are surrounded by four folio - living bract of the same color .

Black Irises

Two species of flag , Iris chrysographes Iris nigricans , are know as black sword lily . With light gullible lance - like leaves arranged in a fan , the flower stalking are upright and held just above the leaf tops . The blooms are a black with mite of dark purpleness , revealing what pigment are present to create such a dark - colored blossom . The whiskery fleur-de-lis variety named " Superstition " also render flowers that are a dark reddish blue - maroon that visually looks black .

Black Roses

The Flower and Plant Association of the United Kingdom recommend count for these variety if you want the darkest coloured rosebush ( Rosa spp . ) in your garden : " Black Magic " , Barkarole " , Black Beauty " and " Baccara " . In world these plants bring out flowers that are rich in dark violent pigment create the illusion of black shades .

Queen of the Night Tulip

From a space the prime of the exclusive later season - type tulip ( Tulipa spp . ) discover " fag of the Night " is a pitch blackness . Upon close review you see the tonus of dark maroon and thick violet pigments that blend to make the non-white petals .

Black Beauty Hollyhock

Easy to originate from ejaculate , the hollyhock ( Alcea rosea ) variety named " Black Beauty " display orotund disk - shaped black flowers on a tall flower spike . A deep coffee - maroon pigment combination make the blackish petal that are in demarcation to the medium green leaves and stems of this hollyhock .

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