Black flower FAQs & fun facts
Are there naturally black flowers?
No. Flowers produce pigments mainly to help with photosynthesis and attracting pollinators, and black doesn’t feature among them. But there are still plenty of deliciously dark flowers about, even if they’re not true black.
The first black petunia was only created in 2010
Bred using existing colours, this extra dark bloom is incredibly striking – one of the blackest flowers going, despite it being most likely a very dark purple.
Black blooms are usually dyed
If you spot a flower that is suspiciously dark, it’s probably dye. Florists and manufacturers will place the stems of the flowers in water that contains floral dye, the blooms absorb it and it turns their petals black.
