I found these little black flowers on the sidewalk a block or two from my house. I don’t know what they are called !Here’s the Volunteer Park conservatory at dusk (9 pm) on Friday night, its little lights turned on to add a little festivity to its appearance. It was long closed by 9; I will try to remember to get there before closing time one of these days.
Is there such a thing as a black flower? I wondered as I found some on the sidewalk Friday night that certainly appeared black. Alas, no – there is not – says Interflora’s web site. ‘Black’ flowers merely have very dark shades of purple or red. So soot-black flowers are the stuff of fantasy and fairy tales.
