African Violets and Gesneriads: near black blooms on an a.v. ?, 1 by critterologist

critterologist wrote:
Of course, I had to do a search in the FC database! I found 26 with the word "black" in their bloom description. Some had "near-black edge" or "near-black tips." Here are those that seemed most nearly black from their descriptions...

Black Velvet (810) 09/01/1956 (M. Rand) Double blue-black. Ovate, supreme. Semiminiature

Dark Angel (1524) 07/30/1965 (Eyerdom) Semidouble black-purple ruffled. Dark girl foliage. Standard

Dark Orbit (J. Gehr) Single dark burgundy-red sticktite/wide black tips. Dark green, plain, quilted. Standard

Ebony Echo (1230) 05/03/1961 (Mrs. J. Gouverneur) Double dark blue/black shading. Variegated, quilted. Large

Julia Lynn (E. Fisher) Dark blue-black star. Medium green, plain. Standard

Marie's Sir Byron (7787) 09/05/1992 (M. Beeman) Double fuchsia ruffled star/near-black top petals. Variegated black-green and ivory, plain, ovate, glossy, scalloped. Large

Marie's Tyler Dwight (7514) 03/11/1991 (M. Beeman) Single-semidouble plum frilled pansy/near-black upper petals, longer lower petals. Variegated dark green, pink and ivory, ovate, wavy. Large

Midnight Velvet (8535) 11/09/1996 (S. Sorano) Double dark blue star/variable near-black overlay in center. Dark green, plain, ovate/red back. Large

Mister (E. Fisher) Semidouble-double black plum-red large. Medium green, plain. Standard

Night Vision (8724) 03/23/1998 (D. Harrington) Semidouble black-wine large frilled star. Variegated dark green, cream and pink, heart-shaped, pebbled, glossy, wavy/red back. Standard

Rainbow's Black Frost (R. Wasmund) Semidouble dark purple-black two-tone large star/white ruffled edge. Standard

Rainbow's Black Panther (R. Wasmund) Double purple two-tone/wide black tips. Medium green, plain. Standard

Rob's Love Bite (9039) 05/31/2001 (R. Robinson) Semidouble black-red pansy. Crown variegated dark green, cream and beige/red back. Miniature

Rodeo Bonanza (J. Munk) Double purple-black frilled. Black-green, plain. Standard

Solar Eclipse (K. Stork) Semidouble black-purple star/thin white edge. Variegated medium green and cream. Standard

Vampire's Kiss (G. Boone) Semidouble-double dark red/near-black shading. Dark green, quilted. Standard


I have 'Rob's Love Bite', which is a very deep red, but I would not call it black. But these should at least all have very dark colored blooms.