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Nigella damascena 'Miss Jekyll Alba'
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
Pure white, double flowers like a Tudor ruff, with pretty, pure green seed pods
Nigellas are the classic cottage garden annual which makes fabulous cut flowers and filler foliage for any vase. They dry brilliantly too.
Nigella seeds are used widely in Indian cooking, they are strongly aromatic and great added to rice dishes, flatbreads and curries.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
Product details
- Type
- Hardy Annual
- Position
- Cutting Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- June - September
- Height
- 60cm (24in)
- Group/Species
- damascena
- Common name
- Love in a Mist
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 30cm (12in)
- Cultivation
- Sow under cover March and September, or April and August direct. Will self-sow but colours cross breed.
Care Tips
Keep picking but leave a few flowers to form seed pods for mixing with later flowers.
Flowering Time
June - September