Over the years orientation in garden style and people of color change . In the first decades of the 2000s , a vogue has been toward dreary peak , and burgundy tops the list . Whatever your landscape program or occasion calls for , from cut flowers to vines and shrub , there is trusted to be a Burgundy wine color flush just right for the purpose .
Garden and Landscape Flowers
Iris " War Chief " is an first-class rich burgundy blossom for damp areas that look striking near ponds or current banks . The tall amaranth " Oeschberg " ( Amaranthus cruentus ) is a dramatic plant with huge branched eggplant - colored flower stiletto heel and maroon / green farewell . It works well in a sunny spot , planted with " Arabian Night , " a cryptic burgundy dahlia ( Dahlia spp . ) introduced in the other fifties . Hollyhock " Nigra " ( Alcea rosea ) is another bloomer for cottage gardens . It is such a deep burgundy it appear almost fatal . Callibracchoa " Superbells Plum " and geranium " Imperial " ( Pelargonium loan-blend ) are other burgundy alternative for the landscape .
Container Flowers
For containers , judge the fuschia " Chillerton Beauty , " with its wine-colored colored stamen and velvety imperial corolla , nasturtium " Black Velvet " ( Tropaeolum minus ) , or the trailing sunrise glory vine ( Ipomea purpurea ) ' " grandad Ott’s"–an heirloom variety of deep wine - purple with a bright rose " star " and pink throat .
Deer Resistant Flowers
Poppies ( Papaver spp . ) are especially deer resistant as their milky fool is poisonous . They are beautiful as well — particularly the fresh " Black Swan " ( P. laciniatum ) which look very much like a burgundy fireworks exhibit . Pair it with the fringe poppy mix , ' " Heirloom " ( P. somniferum ) which comes in a variety of blackened raspberry , claret , deep lavender and cerise hue for a poppy extravaganza . delphinium are another good choice where deer are a problem . The cryptical red wine-colored colour " Purple Passion " ( D. elatum ) is a perennial with tall bloom spikes . The University of Illinois Extension mentions lilac , astilbe and Astilbe japonica among cervid resistant plants . stress lilac " Charles Jolly " ( Syringa vulgaris ) , astilbe " Purpurkerzes " ( Astilbe chinensis ) or spirea " Goldflame " ( Spiraea x bumalda ) for the deepest red reddish blue blooms .
Special Occasion Flowers
For weddings , the genus Calla lily is becoming nearly as vulgar as the rose for bouquets and arrangements . The Schwarz miniskirt calla lily " Burgundy Black " is a good pick , as are the " Black Bacarra " and " Black Magic " rose . For a mini pink wine , try " Black Jade , " a deep burgundy that is very close to Joseph Black . For solemn occasion , " Espresso , " a smoldering abstruse Bourgogne gladiolas ( Gladiolus callianthus ) is appropriate .
Fragrant Flowers
An heirloom perfumed pea ( Lathyrus odorata ) cavort a rightful burgundy coloring material – and with spicy , fragrant blossom – is " Black Knight . " . Pair it with heliotrope ( Heliotropium arborescens ) " Fragrant Delight , " whose clusters of modest promiscuous Burgundy wine flowers with blank throats are heavily vanilla scented . The deep wine-coloured over-embellished Spanish lavender ( Lavendula stoechas pedunculata ) " Purple Bee " has a lavender scent that will merge well with the old - fashioned fragrance of the fringe garden pink ( Dianthus sp . ) " Rainbow Loveliness " or the beloved scented Scabiosa ( S. atropurpurea ) " Black Knight " ( also call " Blackamoor ’s Beauty " or " Mournful Widow " ) .
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