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Nigella hispanica
- 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
The most spectacular of the nigella family, with deep purple-blue petals and magnificent crimson crown seedpods
Nigellas are the classic cottage garden annual which makes fabulous cut flowers and filler foliage for any vase. They dry brilliantly too.
- 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)
- 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
