25 Stunning Black Flowers to Add Amazing Contrast to Your Garden

A garden is like a heaven where colors are brighter, air is softer, sounds are calmer, and mornings are more fragrant. But what if we add a tint of darkness to this elegance? 

It’s time to paint your outdoors with unique and mysterious black flowers against the vibrant blooms. When used in juxtaposition, these flowers provide more depth to the settings and make the gardening area or home landscape more charismatic.

In this article, we have listed the 25 most beautiful and mesmerizing black flowers with their growing conditions and other information to make gardening an easy and joyful activity. 

Silver Lace Black is a variety of Black Primrose that blooms during spring. The flowers have a deep-brown color with a contrast of golden eye and silver edging. The perennials are often used in containers, beds, or at the edge of streams or ponds.

Botanical Name	Primula vulgaris ‘Black Jack’
Mature Size	6-8 inches tall
Sunlight	Full sun to partial shade
Soil Requirements	Moist, well-drained
Bloom Time	Spring

Black Calla Lily or Black Star is an astonishing plant with bell-shaped black to deep purple flowers that bloom during summer. They should be planted deep and watered enough. The plant is a great pick for garden beds and containers. 

Botanical Name	Zantedeschia ‘Black Star’
Mature Size	Up to 2 feet tall
Sunlight	Full sun to partial shade
Soil Requirements	Moist and well-drained
Bloom Time	Summer

Black Velvet Petunia or Petunia Black Magic is a fast-growing flower, with several other varieties. Growing from spring to fall, these flowers are suitable to plant in hanging baskets, containers, and flower beds and can be contrasted with other petunias for a more elegant look. 

Botanical Name	Petunia ‘Black Velvet’
Mature Size	Up to 12 inches tall
Sunlight	Full sun
Soil Requirements	Well-drained
Bloom Time	Spring to fall

Black Tulips are deep maroon to black flowers that bloom in late spring. They are a classic choice for spring bulbs and flower beds. Tulips are highly deer-resistant and also need protection from excessive winds and wet weather. 

Botanical Name	Tulipa ‘Queen of Night’
Mature Size	Up to 2 feet tall
Sunlight	Full sun
Soil Requirements	Well-drained
Bloom Time	Late spring

Black Viola are compact perennial flowers with dark purple to black shade and a yellow and purple center. They produce a delightful scent and blossom from spring to fall. Blackout or Black Viola can add the utmost beauty to the borders, containers, or edging. 

Botanical Name	Viola cornuta
Mature Size	6-8 inches tall
Sunlight	Full sun to partial shade
Soil Requirements	Well-drained
Bloom Time	Spring to fall

These flowers are also known as Midnight Ruffles, Lenten Rose, or Christmas Rose, and they have ruffled petals with yellow stamens. They blossom from late winter to early spring and hold their charm for a longer period. Hellebores are ideal to plant in shady woodland gardens. 

Botanical Name	Helleborus niger
Mature Size	12-18 inches tall
Sunlight	Partial to full shade
Soil Requirements	Well-drained, rich soil
Bloom Time	Late winter to early spring

Columbine ‘Black Barlow’, also known as Granny’s Bonnet ‘Black Barlow’, has double blooms that range from deep purple to black. They thrive from late spring to early summer but have a short lifespan. This perennial flower adds a sense of arbitrariness to woodland and cottage gardens. 

Botanical Name	Aquilegia vulgaris ‘Black Barlow’ (Columbine)
Mature Size	18-24 inches tall
Sunlight	Full sun to partial shade
Soil Requirements	Well-drained, rich soil
Bloom Time	Late spring to early summer

Chocolate Cosmos are deep burgundy to dark chocolate brown flowers with vanilla flavored scent. Their blooming season runs from summer to fall, providing an impressive backdrop to annual flower beds and containers.  

Botanical Name	Cosmos atrosanguineus
Mature Size	1-3 feet tall
Sunlight	Full sun to partial shade
Soil Requirements	Well-drained
Bloom Time	Summer to fall

The Persian Lily is an eye-catching bell-shaped flower with dark purple to nearly black hues. The flowers are hanging downward and bloom during late spring. They are perfect for decorating borders and bulb collections. 

Botanical Name	Fritillaria persica
Mature Size	2-3 feet tall
Sunlight	Full sun to partial shade
Soil Requirements	Well-drained
Bloom Time	Late spring

Black Rose is a hybrid tea rose with dark maroon-to-black flowers and glossy leaves. The flowers grow from late spring to fall and have around 45 petals. They bring romance to the garden while also attracting pollinators. 

Botanical Name	Rosa ‘Black Baccara’
Mature Size	3-4 feet tall
Sunlight	Full sun
Soil Requirements	Well-drained
Bloom Time	Late spring to fall

‘Hello Darkness’, also known as ‘Blackwater’ or ‘Black Bearded Iris’, is a classic perennial flower that blooms from late spring to early summer. They can be planted indoors to bloom for longer, or else can be used for cut arrangements and borders. 

Botanical Name	Iris germanica
Mature Size	2-4 feet tall
Sunlight	Full sun to partial shade
Soil Requirements	Well-drained
Bloom Time	Late spring to early summer

Black Lilies or Asiatic Lilies are fascinating dark flowers with purple to nearly black color that bloom during summer. These easy-to-grow, perennial flowers add dramatic hues to your summer garden and can be used to decorate borders. 

Botanical Name	Lilium‘Landini’
Mature Size	Up to 4 feet tall
Sunlight	Full sun to partial shade
Soil Requirements	Well-drained
Bloom Time	Summer

Black Hollyhock or Blacknight is a tall, stately perennial plant with deep green leaves and blackish-purple flowers. The blooming season for them is from mid to late summer. They attract pollinators in the garden and are a nice choice for borders.

Botanical Name	Alcea rosea ‘Nigra’
Mature Size	Up to 6 feet tall
Sunlight	Full sun to partial shade
Soil Requirements	Well-drained
Bloom Time	Mid to late summer

Chocolate Lilies are unique chocolate brown to maroon flowers that add a surreal beauty to your garden. They bloom in late spring, have high deer resistance, and are ideal for neutralized areas and rock gardens. 

Botanical Name	Fritillaria camschatcensis
Mature Size	6-12 inches tall
Sunlight	Full sun to partial shade
Soil Requirements	Well-drained
Bloom Time	Late spring

The plant has a bat-shaped flower with long filaments. The black bat flowers blossom from spring to summer and are grown in semi-tropical climates. The health of the plant is based on the size of the flower.

Botanical Name	Tacca chantieri
Mature Size	Up to 3 feet tall
Sunlight	Partial shed
Soil Requirements	Well-drained, rich soil
Bloom Time	Spring to summer

Black Dahlia are very deep burgundy to dark chocolate flowers with inside curved petals and a yellow eye. Their blooming period lasts from summer to autumn. They can be the centerpiece of a garden or an indoor vase. 

Botanical Name	Dahlia
Mature Size	32-40 inches tall
Sunlight	Full sun
Soil Requirements	Moist and well-drained
Bloom Time	Summer to autumn

Cranesbill Geranium blooms from spring to early summer, with dark purple to nearly black flowers. This is a low-maintenance plant and can add a unique appearance to the ground cover of woodland gardens. 

Botanical Name	Geranium phaeum
Mature Size	1-2 feet tall
Sunlight	Full sun to partial shade
Soil Requirements	Well-drained
Bloom Time	Spring to early summer

Blooming from spring to fall, Black Pansy is a low-growing perennial plant with dark purple to black flowers and a yellow center. They are often used for cool-season planting and are a perfect fit for rock gardens, borders, or containers. 

Botanical Name	Viola ‘Black Delight’
Mature Size	6-8 inches tall
Sunlight	Full sun to partial shade
Soil Requirements	Well-drained
Bloom Time	Spring to fall

The Dark Dimension Hyacinth is a captivating flower with tubular, bell-shaped stems and deep purple to black star-shaped blooms. Their floral charm and aroma flourish in mid-spring. The flowers look stunning in containers and indoor settings. 

Botanical Name	Hyacinthus
Mature Size	25-40 cm tall
Sunlight	Full sun to partial shade
Soil Requirements	Well-drained loose and loamy soil
Bloom Time	Mid-spring

Botanical Name	Sedum
Mature Size	24-26 inches tall
Sunlight	Full sun
Soil Requirements	Dry to medium moist, well-drained soils
Bloom Time	Late summer to fall

Zwartkop Succulent is a gorgeous flower that has burgundy to near-black rosettes with a light green center. In the full sun, the foliage turns glossier and darker. This star-shaped flower gives an eye-stunning look to the garden or containers during spring. 

Botanical Name	Aeonium Zwartkop
Mature Size	3-4 feet tall
Sunlight	Bight, direct sunlight
Soil Requirements	Well-drained
Bloom Time	Spring

The Black Parrot Tulip has a whimsical flower with flame-shaped petals that are heavily frilled and nearly black from the inside, while the exterior is deep purple. The flowers bloom in late spring and are a great pick for cut-flower arrangements.

Botanical Name	Tulipa parrot
Mature Size	20-22 inches tall
Sunlight	Full sun to partial shade
Soil Requirements	Well-drained
Bloom Time	Late spring

Black Iris or Gold-Marked Iris is a perennial plant that features deep purple to black blooms. These fragrance flowers flourish from late spring to early summer. They are low-maintenance and can enhance the beauty of borders or water gardens. 

Botanical Name	Iris chrysographes
Mature Size	1-2 feet tall
Sunlight	Full sun to partial shade
Soil Requirements	Well-drained
Bloom Time	Late spring to early summer

Black Swan (Opium Poppy) is a dark red to nearly black flower adorned with beautiful frilled petals. The flowers grow in summer, against a tint of silvery leaves. They are a perfect charm for beds and borders, cottage gardens, gravel gardens, and meadows.

Botanical Name	Papaver somniferum (Laciniatum Group)
Mature Size	2-3 feet tall
Sunlight	Full sun to light shade
Soil Requirements	Moist, well-drained soil
Bloom Time	Summer

Cornflower Black Gem or Bachelor’s Button ‘Black Gem’ is an incredible thistle-shaped, dark-maroon flower that blooms abundantly from spring to early fall. They can add a color punch to borders, cottage gardens, prairie plantings, and cuttings.

Botanical Name	Centaurea cyanus
Mature Size	Up to 24 inches tall
Sunlight	Full sun or light shade
Soil Requirements	Well-drained
Bloom Time	Spring to early fall

Final Words

All the black flowers listed here are low-maintenance and can be grown to bring a mystique and enigmatic touch. Most of them are great pollinators and spread mood-lifting scents in the surroundings. They can give a unique appearance to your garden against light floral arrangements

So, let your inner gardener out, experiment with different arrangements, and add more charm to the landscape!