Botanical Name: Nigella damascena
Common Name: Love-In-A-Mist
Type of Plant: dicot: annual
Character deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape mounding, finely textured annual with pinnatifid foliage which gives a filmy texture to the plant; flowers at end of branches fairly close to leaves
Height 12-18"
Spread 12-18"
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor prefers full sun, tolerates some shade
Soil tolerates most any garden soil
Hardiness hardy (all zones)
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnatifid with threadlike leaflets and stems; medium green color, fairly dense on stems
Flowers blue or white at end of stems, surrounded by bracts which grow from beneath
Fruit attractive papery capsules which persist after the flowers
 
Propagation:
seed – reseeds freely in flower beds
 
Usage:
useful annual for early spring bloom; interesting foliage and early bloom make this a good plant for a spring bedding area
 
Landscape Care:
Watering takes average watering; not particularly drought tolerant
Fertilizing balanced, slow-release fertilizer at planting time
Pruning pinch off spent blooms if dried fruit is not wanted
Pests/Diseases none
Special Conditions/Other 'Miss Jeckyl' and 'Persian Jewels' are good varieties
 
Origin: Southern Europe
Family: Ranunculaceae

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