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Name: aaron coast of maine (Zone 5a)  authorofdarkness Jun 20, 2016 3:21 PM CST |
I have room on either side of my deck in front and I would like to do a yin-yang theme, black and white, white flowers are a dime a dozen, but black flowers are more difficult to come by. I'm in Zone 5. I found these but would like more suggestions please.     |
Name: Debra Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a) Service dogs: Angels with paws.              lovemyhouse Jun 20, 2016 3:29 PM CST |
| Black Irises Go to the Irises database, Select for Characteristics, then for color. I'd also narrow it down to, say, Tall Beardeds to start. http://garden.org/plants/group... Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cackle maniacally and people back away from you slowly. |
Name: Amanda KC metro area, Missouri (Zone 6a)         pepper23 Jun 20, 2016 6:00 PM CST |
| Asiatic lilies also. Black Wizard lily: Lily (Lilium 'Mapira') Netty's Pride: Lily (Lilium 'Netty's Pride') Black Mondo Grass (annual here but a nice annual ): Black Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens')Tulips, lots more than I'm listing below. Queen of the Night: Single Late Tulip (Tulipa 'Queen of Night') Black Parrot: Parrot Tulip (Tulipa 'Black Parrot') Tropicanna® Black Canna (perennial if in a warm spot in garden against house sometimes): Canna Lily (Canna x generalis Tropicanna® Black) Here's a good list of annual and perennial plants with dark colors on them. http://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/f... |
Name: Brenden Reinhart Flushing Michigan (Zone 6b)  bhart90 Jun 20, 2016 8:25 PM CST |
| Dutchman pipevine would be neat, the flower is or of dark the longer you stare Brenden |
Name: Caroline Scott Calgary (Zone 4a)          CarolineScott Jun 21, 2016 7:46 AM CST |
| Ornamental rice "Black Madras" Salpiglossis sinuata "Black Trumpets" |
Silver Spring, MD (Zone 7a)       ssgardener Jun 23, 2016 12:54 PM CST |
| Is heuchera hardy in 5a? Certain varieties of heuchera like 'Obsidian' are very dark, almost black. Mine is much blacker than any of the pictures I've found online. |
Name: Neal Linville Winchester, KY (Zone 6a)      gemini_sage Jun 29, 2016 4:32 PM CST |
| Black hollyhocks are very dark and look black in some light. Colorblends offers a blend of tulips they call "Black Tie" with a gorgeous photo of a thick mass of 'Queen of the Night' and white lily flowering tulips. That photo has always made me want a black and white bed. A cool plant for such a bed would be the white flowered crepe myrtle from the Black Diamond series, although I doubt they would be hardy to zone 5. "...and don't think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It's quiet, but the roots are down there riotous." Rumi |
Name: Amanda KC metro area, Missouri (Zone 6a) pepper23 Jun 29, 2016 6:53 PM CST |
| The Black Diamond crepe myrtles are hardy to zone 5 but die back every year. Wish I had a good place for them here, they are gorgeous. |
Name: Neal Linville Winchester, KY (Zone 6a) gemini_sage Jun 30, 2016 7:44 PM CST |
| Cool! They often die back here, but we had a stretch of mild winters that lasted about 10 years and many in the area grew into trees. That stretch ended winter before last when we had record breaking low temp of -18F, and they all look shrubby again but are still beautiful. I meant to comment on the black petunia in the opening post- I saw them at a garden center this spring and they really look black. I had to stare at them, no hint of purple to my eye. "...and don't think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It's quiet, but the roots are down there riotous." Rumi |
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