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1. There are many "black" flowers. Or at least, blackish. They give a sophisticated, if not sinister, look to the flower garden. One cultivar in the violet family is a low-growing plant with thin heart-shaped leaves and a small flower with five very dark purple petals and a yellow center.
2. "Queen of Night" (referring to the goddess Hecate) is an august, elegant, very dark purple cultivar of perhaps the most popular, well-known and widely available flower bulb in Europe and the US, and is usually associated with windmills and wooden shoes. What flower is it?
3. Buddleias are shrubs native to China that have become very popular in the mild weather areas of the US. They are easy to grow, and verge on being invasive. Most buddleias are found in tints of white, pink, blue and lavender. One is yellow. But only one major cultivar has dark purple, nearly black flowers; it is reputed to one of the hardiest Buddleias.
4. The Shamrock or Wood Sorrel is a common plant with four clover-like leaves and tiny whitish pink flowers Some Shamrock species have patterned leaves, and some have showy flowers, but the real showstopper is the variety with purple-black leaves and tiny white flowers. These plants are often referred to by their botanical name.
5. "The Watchman" is a black-flowered variety of this tall, exuberant, large-leafed, biennial that's often associated with cottage gardens, old farmsteads and picket fences.
6. The flowers of this major plant family are known for their unusual rainbow hues, so it is not surprising that there's one so dark purple it's almost black ("Black Gamecock"). They are perennial bulbs with sword-shaped leaves and are the inspiration for the French fleur-de-lis symbol. They are often classed as "Bearded" or "Beardless."
7. This extremely odd tropical bulb is commonly known as the Voodoo Lily. It's a tall upright plant with a speckled sheath, an odd smell, and a central portion that resembles an "erect spear." Yes, it has the form of an aroused male body part. What is its botanical name?
8. Colocasia is a tropical plant with huge, floppy, smooth, arrow-shaped leaves. It's hardy to Zone 7 and is even grown in cold-weather gardens as an annual bulb. "Black Magic" has velvety black leaves and provides a fantastic foliage splash and a friendly demeanor in the mixed border. What's Colocasia's common name?
9. The arisaema family of plants is fascinating and weird-looking. Some members of this family have smooth, shiny, mottled leaves that look like snakeskin and grow in a ring, laterally. Others have long whip-like "tongues" that cascade out of mottled sheathes and hang down to the ground. But those are the more exotic types. Name the modest, but charming, anthropomorphic arisaema that is native to the eastern temperate woodlands of North America.
10. This common, large snake (up to 5 or 6 feet) of the Southeastern US is shy but can be extremely impressive when encountered in the garden. It is one solid color.
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