Black Baccara Roses for Sale

Rosa Black Baccara

Black Baccara Hybrid Tea roses add drama and glamour to borders and bouquets with their velvety-textured flowers of the deepest chocolate/maroon fade to blood red as they matures. The large, double flowers are high centred, measuring 3" across (7cm) and tightly-packed with 45 petals each. The dark, glossy foliage on tall, straight stems makes this rose perfect for the flower arranger or for wedding bouquets. Black Baccara roses are fragrant too, making them the perfect romantic gift. However if you're looking for something less showy then take a look at our full selection of roses for sale.

One of the most intriguing features of the Black Baccara rose is the way it changes colour as it ages. In bud, the flowers are at their darkest - a deep chocolate maroon (almost black). As the petals unfurl, they lighten day by day, through deep maroon to blood red. This is the best rose by candlelight!

Equally suitable for beds or large containers, Black Baccara roses do best in full sun to maximise its sensational flowers. To keep plants flowering from June right through to the autumn enrich the soil while planting with well-rotted manure or home-made compost. Keep plants well watered, especially in their first year, and mulch to conserve water. Feed with a high-potash plant food or a specialist rose fertilizer throughout the flowering season. Keep dead-heading plants to encourage new blooms to form.

Like most roses, prune plants in late winter, cutting back hard to a bud as the flowers are borne on new growth that follows.

Looks wonderful with

Such a dramatic, upright and dark rose looks good with pale or white flowers as contrasting ground cover - try geraniums (cranesbill) or our Silver Queen Lemon Thyme, which will suppress weeds and add interest at soil level. For a more exotic look, and especially if growing the roses in pots, try pairing Black Baccara with white Arum or Asiatic lilies.

Features of Rosa Black Baccara

• Height: Up to 1.2m
• Colour: Deep maroon
• Shape: Double with tightly-packed blooms
• Scent: Light to medium
• Flowering: Repeat-flowering
• Flowering period: June-September
• Type: Hybrid Tea
• Attractive foliage
• Suitable for exhibition and floristry
  

Did you know?

Black Baccara was originally bred for the cut-flower market by Jacques Mouchotte in France over 20 years ago and was marketed as 'the black rose'.

However, its popularity, especially in bridal bouquets, led to the plants becoming commercially available to home gardeners.

The blooms last for up to two weeks in a vase, held on long, strong stems with contrasting glossy, dark-green foliage. Try pairing several stems with white Gypsophilia (baby's breath) for a classic and striking floral arrangement.