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Love-In-A-Mist

Nigella damascena

Category: Flowers

Love-in-a-mist is a quirky addition to your garden and arrangements. Lovely single and double flowers in blue, white, mauve, purple, and pink are surrounded by lacy, fern-like foliage. Let the flowers go to seed and enjoy the striped seed pods, which lend a Seussian vibe to bouquets.

How to Grow Love-In-A-Mist

Quick Info

Spacing
4/Square
Water
1 in/week
Season
Cool
Frost
Tolerant
Height
1-3 ft
Germination
10-14 days
Germination Temp
60-70 °F
Sprout to Harvest
60-85 days
Soil pH

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Varieties

African Bride
African Bride This low-maintenance plant features dual-colored blooms and distinctive, nearly black, papery lantern-like seed pods post-flowering.
Delft Blue
Delft Blue Featuring violet-blue and white dual-toned petals, this easy-to-grow flower also produces decorative, deep purple seed pods.
Miss Jekyll Blend
Miss Jekyll Blend This plant quickly blooms with airy flowers, attracting pollinators, and readily self-sows to provide both fresh cuttings and unique dried pods.

Beneficial Critters

Growing from Seed

Cover seeds lightly- seeds need light to germinate. Direct sowing is recommended, as soon as soil can be worked. Nigella will readily self-seed, if desired plant in an area where they can spread.

Harvesting

Pick when flowers are showing color or when pods begin to develope. Love-In-A-Mist is an excellent dried flower.

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