Petunia black flowers

In the world of flowers, black has always been the quest for the holy grail for botanists. The black flowers also know how to play with the light because they release according to the luminosity and their orientation, this velvet side or the absolute black juggles with the dark purple. For the little story black flowers in the culture Literature: The novel of Alexandre Dumas, 'The Black Tulip', published in 1850 depicts a small number of characters and an original heroine: a flower ... Seventh art: Christian Jaques' film 'The Black Tulip' of 1963, although he wanted to draw inspiration from the novel, the scenario was later transformed into a film of cloak and sword interpreted for the lead role by Alain Delon. The black color in the painting -Pierre Soulages: 'Non color' or sum of all the colors, only the painter Pierre Soulage knew in his work to bring it to light, from the darkness of the canvas springs this light. In Rodez, the Soulages Museum will open its doors in the spring of 2014 paying homage to this talented painter, recognized by his peers, so much criticized at the beginning. After Tulip, Hellebore, Thought, Violet and Orchid here is a newcomer to the world of black flowers: Petunia Black Black Ray Latin name: Petunia grandiflora Description: Falling petunia is from cuttings. It has large flowers of a very deep black. Its stems drop 40 cm. Use: For planters, pots and suspensions, the black color will be highlighted in association with light and bright colors. For example, combine with a Lobularia Snow Princess® (yin and yang) or with the yellow of Calibrachoa Super Bells® Lemon Slice or Petunia Sunflower Ray.