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Black Plants: 75 Striking Choices for the Garden
by
Paul Bonine
"Striking, mysterious, sinister," and "strange" all describe the singular appeal of plants with black (or near-black) foliage, flowers, or fruit. For some gardeners, they are curiosities that yield a special thrill. For others, they are invaluable for providing contrast with brighter elements. Whatever the source of their somber magic, these dusky denizens of the plant kin...more
Paperback, 160 pages
Published
September 1st 2009
by Timber Press (OR)
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When I first got this book, I was really excited to find out about the plants that would be listed in here. Well, it's mainly a picture book. It has really nice photographs and gives some information about the plants. However, no gardening book worth it's salt doesn't not list where can you get the plants! Some of the plants in here I really wanted. I had to resort to Google to find what I wanted. Some plants I found like the orchids were $100 a plant. Others I couldn't find. Don't list a plant...more
I liked this book. If I lived in a warmer zone (I live in Zone 5), I would like this book even more. The flowers are cool (literally) and the author does a nice job of explaning and illustrating. However, most of my flowers have yellows and oranges and purples and pinks. I may sneak in the Night Wings Daylily, which is a dark mahogany with yellow in the center, so it could be a lovely contrast.
Pretty pictures, but honestly, how do I find them, where can I order the seeds from, etc etc? Just lovely to look at, I guess. I already knew all the prettiest ones so it wasn't very helpful. I did, however, think it might be super-fun to create a creepy Halloween garden!! I need a bigger yard!
Provides pictures and brief descriptions of plants, how and where to grow them. Not all plants are true black, but all are very dark, from bluea, reds and purples, to deep browns and blacks. Good book to thumb through when you're looking for something outside the ordinary.
I actually grow two of the plants listed in the book. Got them at Chocolate Flower Farm of Whidbey Is WA who was at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. The book was an interesting way to categorize plants.
Wow! The pictures in this book are just gorgeous! Probably the only reason I would want to live in a really tropical climate would be to have flowers like some of these in my garden.
Very lovely. Includes the vastly important zones. I got many ideas!
The 2-star rating is due to the fact that this was more or less a picture book. Stunning photography of specimens, but very little info.
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