What is the meaning of giving a black rose?

Black roses are symbols featured in fiction with many different meanings and titles such as black velvet rose, black magic, barkarole, black beauty, Tuscany superb, black jade, and baccara.

The roses commonly called black roses are technically a very dark shade of red, purple or maroon.


A barcarolle (from French, also barcarole; originally, Italian barcarola or barcaruola, from barca 'boat') is a traditional folk song sung by Venetian gondoliers, or a piece of music composed in that style.

Tuscany Superb. Old Rose. A larger version of 'Tuscany' with many petalled, deep purple flowers. It forms a sturdy shrub with vigorous, spreading growth and dark green foliage.

see also the meaning of flower's colors