It’s Spooky Season!

It’s Spooky Season! But if you’re like me and appreciate “the spooky” year-round, you too can grow a Gothic Garden! While most “black” flowers are actually an extremely dark crimson or purple, there are a select few flowers that can be considered true black; unfortunately, hybridizers haven’t been able to create a natural black rose as of yet, so when you check out the stores online for these plants please don’t fall for the “selling black roses” scam!

Any of these specialty blooming plants can be found online:
“Black Beauty” sunflower - a deep red that ages to black. Tall and majestic.
“Black Suited” iris - a true black bearded iris. Tall, a nice frame for small and medium floral.
“Atlas Black” pansy - a velvety true black with a tiny yellow center. Good ground cover.
“Sooty” dianthus - deep crimson that ages to black. Good ground cover.
“Black Sprite” bachelor button - a spiky, small crimson/black flower, perfect for a medium height.
“Black Star” calla lily - a black mini calla with red undertones. A nice medium height.
“Penny Black” nemophila - a ground cover staple in Goth gardens, tiny black flowers with ruffled white edges.
“Black Peony” poppy - tall, reddish-black, double ruffled. Stunning!
“Black Cat” petunia - true black, perfect as a hanging plant or ground cover.
“Queen of the Night” tulip - a deep, mysterious purplish-black, nice as a framing flower.
“Landini” asiatic lily - tall, crimson, aging to black.

Add some cement gargoyles and cathedral-arched window frames, and enjoy your spooky Goth garden! Happy Hallowe’en!