LOVE-IN-A-MIST SEEDS
Nigella damascena
Love-in-a-Mist is a hardy annual with fine, threadlike foliage and charming 1.5-inch flowers at the end of each branch. An excellent cut flower it also forms interesting horned seed capsules, which are beautiful in dried arrangements. When to Plant: Planting is done in spring, where winters are mild, Love-in-a- Mist can also be sown in the fall for early spring bloom the following year.
AN00272 MISS JEKYLL
Love-in-a-Mist Seeds
A colorful mix, with showy flowers in pleasing shades of blue, pink, and white. Grows to 1.5-2 feet tall. Packet is 1/8 ounce, about 1,250 seeds.
AN11276 AFRICAN BRIDE
Love-in-a-Mist Seeds
Nigella papillosa
The pure white petals surround rich, purple-black centers filled with showy, curved stamens. These 1.5 inch blooms and the amazing black horned ornamental seed pods which follow, are excellent for fresh or dried arrangements. Heavy blooming, well-branched 2-3 foot plants. Often self-sows.
How to Plant LOVE-IN-A-MIST Seeds
Direct sow into prepared
seed beds that have been
cleared of weeds and have
had the top 1 inch of soil
loosened. Rake seed in lightly.
Press into soil by walking
over area. Keep moist.
Comments: Full or part sun. Average to little water. Tolerates a wide variety of soils with good drainage. Comes into bloom quickly. Make successive sowings 4 weeks apart (until plants begin to self-sow) to ensure a continuous supply. Flowers are excellent for cutting, horned seed capsules are highly decorative in dried arrangements. Deer resistant.
