![]() The flowers have muted shades in powdery blue to the deepest of purple black. Like all hellebores, ‘blue lady’ does well in a shady garden spot. Helleborus x hybridus ‘Blue Lady’ is a spring blooming perennial. Heuchera Northern Exposure ‘Black‘ – Has clean lines with round black leaves and it keeps its color longer in the season than other heuchera plants.Heuchera black pearl – This is a stunning black foliage plant with jet black leaves and rosy purple undersides.Heuchera x villosa ‘Mocha’ – The leaves start out coppery colored in spring, and darken to charcoal black by summer.Select a spot that receives medium to bright indirect light, and water when the soil starts to dry out in the top couple of inches. Heuchera will grow indoors as a lower light houseplant. This plant is perfect for edging in a shade garden. The white and pink flowers appear in mid June on tall flower stalks. Many coral bells have deeply colored leaves but heuchera ‘plum pudding’ leaves are deeply plum colored which looks almost black. Ripe berries are also completely black or very dark purple. Too much shade will fade the notable blackness of mondo grass.īlack mondo grass sends out berries in late fall. It likes part sun in hot climates and full sunlight in cooler ones. It is also evergreen, so it will keep its deep color all year long.īe sure to plant black mondo grass in a sunny spot. Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrenscens’, also known as black mondo grass, heads the line up for a plant that is true black. Whether they be black or almost black plants, they will add drama like no other color. If you are trying to create more of a goth look in your garden, try one of these perennials. On the other hand anthocyanin absorbs only green and yellow, which makes the leaves look almost black. It absorbs all the colors from the light spectrum except green. Chlorophyll is the pigment which causes the normal green color. ![]() The dark color of black plants is caused by a pigment found in the plant’s cells called anthocyanin. Soil pH also plays a part with these black plants since plant color often changes depending on the location of the plant or it’s soil pH. ![]() Black plants require extra moisture, since their dark color attracts the sunlight and makes them more susceptible to withering and fading. Most flowers that are described as black are actually deep purple, deep brown, deep green, or deep maroon.Īdd to this the problem of watering and you will discover why black plants are hard to find in nature. True black flowers, like true blue blooms, are quite rare. Keep reading to learn how you can achieve this goth garden look with black plants.Īre there actually black plants in nature? The delightful contrast of these deeply colored plants, when combined with lighter plants is amazing. I have talked about Halloween plants in a previous post but, for today’s article, we will concentrate only on black plants and black flowering plants. Many of these plants can also be grown in planters which makes them ideal for Halloween decorating. Halloween is coming soon and, since black is a color associated with this holiday, I thought it would be appropriate to do a post on black plants.Īdding these specimens to your roster of garden plants adds a dramatic look that will transform any outdoor space into a goth garden. ![]()
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