These rare 'black roses' grow naturally in only one region of Turkey, and this natural wonder is known as 'Louis XIV

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Image Credit: https://www.dailysabah.com/feature/2015/07/24/the-black-rose-of-halfetiHidden among the rolling hills of Halfeti in southeastern Turkey, a flower blooms that has puzzled botanists and enchanted travellers for more than a century.
Locally known as the Karagül, or the Halfeti black rose, it appears almost jet-black as a bud before gradually transforming into a deep velvety crimson as it opens.
Its extraordinary colour has inspired myths, attracted tourists and made the flower one of Turkey's best-known botanical treasures.

Image Credit: https://www.dailysabah.com/feature/2015/07/24/the-black-rose-of-halfetiHidden among the rolling hills of Halfeti in southeastern Turkey, a flower blooms that has puzzled botanists and enchanted travellers for more than a century.
Locally known as the Karagül, or the Halfeti black rose, it appears almost jet-black as a bud before gradually transforming into a deep velvety crimson as it opens.
Its extraordinary colour has inspired myths, attracted tourists and made the flower one of Turkey's best-known botanical treasures.

Sources: Times of India