Nigella Love-In-A-Mist
Airy foliage with odd blue, white, pink, & mauve flowers. Super cool seed pods. Beautiful cut or dried. Edible seeds.
JOY MAX QUALITIES:
Super easy to direct sow from seed
Despite its delicate appearance, it’s a very tough plant, drought and cold hardy
It creates tons of wonderfully weird seed pods, those you don't harvest can be thrown into areas of the garden you wouldn't mind nigella to volunteer
This mix includes many colors: blue, mauve, pink, purple, and white blooms
The blooms, while incredible, only last for 2-3 weeks so succession sowing is a good idea
Nigella damascena
Plant nigella in the border as it can get quite bushy.
PLANT HEIGHT: 8-24”
PLANT WIDTH: 12”
SEED SPACING: 4-8”
SEED DEPTH: 1/4”
IDEAL TEMP: 60ºs
GERMINATION: 10-14 days
DAYS TO MATURITY: 65-70
SOIL: Well-drained, not too rich
LIGHT: Full sun to afternoon shade
Planting Information: Weed area prior to planting. Direct sow in fall. Lightly press into moistened soil surface. Sow 3-4 times every 2-3 weeks early in season for continuous flower/pod production. Cover lightly with soil as light is required for germination. Flowers throughout April in central Texas.
