Black roses

Roses are the most beautiful flowers in the whole world and have been connected to beauty, love and even culture. There are many different roses and each of them has its own characteristics.

Black roses are some of the most striking flowers in the world. It is precisely this mystery that turns black roses into very demanding flowers. But, are they really in nature or are created by florists?

Black Rose, due to their unusual appearance and rarity have fascinated gardeners and rose lovers of all ages. What classify the black rose are either red or purple roses with such a deep colour that they appear as black. A black rose flower is darker in the bud stage, but turns a dark red colour when it blooms. The petals of black roses are painted in black and have a velvety sheen on it.

Real black roses

Although many nurseries or florists try to dye rose flowers using dyes, it really is not a necessity. In the small village of Halfeti, in southern Turkey, live the Halfeti roses, which are completely black. This is because the soil has very special conditions: it has a high density and also contains water-soluble pigments called anthocyanins, which react to pH.

Anthocyanins are responsible for the dark colour of raspberries or blackberries. If this fact is already very strange, it will be even more strange when you find out that this black rose only turns black in summer. The rest of the year is a dark red colour, which is also very beautiful, but without a doubt has nothing to do with black that so many people around the world like so much.

Black rose’s symbolism

• Black has always been associated with negativity, sadness, grief, farewells and endings, even the end of a relationship.
• The colour black has always been synonymous with death and mourning. It is thus the colour of sadness and farewell. So, many people consider black roses to symbolize bereavement, loss and mortality. 
• They are often used at funerals. A single black rose might be sent by a close friend and/or loved one leaving for a war or on a journey from which he did not expect to return.
• It is true that black is the colour of death. But death does not always cause mourning. It can also be the beginning of new things, a journey into unexplored territory.
• The black rose, because it symbolizes death and passing away, also indicates a major change or upheaval in the future. In that sense, the black rose also means the death of old habits and the old order. It inspires confidence and enthusiasm by signalling the birth of a new era of hope and joy.
• Many anarchist and antiauthoritarian groups have also adopted the black rose as a symbol of mutiny and strength. Therefore, the meaning of the black rose also includes courage and resistance.

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