Black beauty.

Publication: The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)

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Byline: JANICE SHUMAKE Of The Post and Courier Staff

Black! If you haven't seen it, you'll think it's a crazy idea. Black plants? Ghoulish! No, stylish and striking. If you haven't seen it, you won't believe what a marvelous foil these plants can be for other colors, what a striking statement can be made in foliage or how deep, dark leaves set off brilliant blossoms. Black plants have been growing in popularity for several years. Every time a blackish (that's what most really are) plant shows up in a tour garden or a blossom is displayed at a show, people ooh and aah. They flock to it. Maybe it's the curiosity factor, but they love it. They want to know what it is and where they can get it. A few years ago people would almost sell their souls for chocolate cosmos seeds. Technically, black isnt a color; we call it...

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