Nigella damascena 'Persian Jewels'
- 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
Lovely as a soft colour jumble in the cutting garden and the vase
Nigellas are the classic cottage garden annual, which makes a fabulous cut flower and filler foliage for any vase.
Nigella seeds are used widely in Indian cooking, they are strongly aromatic and great added to rice dishes, flatbreads and curries.
On occasion we may need to send you an alternative variety to the one shown, which will be selected by our growing team to ensure its suitability. It will be of equal or greater value to the original. Please contact our customer service team if there are any problems.
- 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
