Dark Green Flowers

Dark green flowers can add an unexpected and striking touch to your garden or floral arrangements. While purely green flowers are relatively rare, several plants and blooms exhibit dark green tones or have greenish hues that might fit what you’re looking for. Here are a few options:

1. Green Cymbidium Orchids

• Description: These orchids come in a variety of colors, including a deep green. They are often used in elegant floral arrangements.
• Care: Orchids typically require bright, indirect light and moderate watering.

2. Green Hellebores (Helleborus)

• Description: Known as Lenten roses, hellebores have a unique green hue. Some varieties have darker green or mottled flowers.
• Care: These plants prefer partial shade and well-drained soil.

3. Zinnia ‘Queen Lime’ Series

• Description: Zinnias in the ‘Queen Lime’ series can have a lime-green base with darker tones. ‘Queen Lime Red’ can have a darker greenish hue mixed with red.
• Care: Zinnias thrive in full sun and well-drained soil.

4. Echinacea ‘Green Jewel’

• Description: This coneflower variety has striking green petals that surround a green cone, providing a unique look.
• Care: Echinacea plants prefer full sun and well-drained soil.

5. Green Chrysanthemums

• Description: These flowers can be found in various shades of green, from lime to darker hues, often used as accent flowers in bouquets.
• Care: Chrysanthemums require plenty of sunlight and should be watered consistently.

6. Green Gladiolus

• Description: Some gladiolus varieties have dark green flowers, adding a unique vertical element to your garden.
• Care: Gladiolus thrive in full sun and well-drained soil and should be watered regularly.

7. Bells of Ireland (Moluccella laevis)

• Description: While technically not a flower, the green bell-shaped calyces of this plant are highly decorative.
• Care: They prefer full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil.

8. Anthriscus sylvestris ‘Ravenswing’

• Description: This cow parsley variety features dark, almost black, foliage and greenish-white flowers.
• Care: Prefers partial shade and moist, well-drained soil.

While these plants and flowers might not all be dark green in the same sense, their unique hues and tones can add a lush, intriguing element to your garden or floral displays.