Love-in-a-Mist
Nigella spp.
Also known as
Love in the Mist, Love in a Mist, Fennel flower, Wild fennel, Devil-in-a-bush
Australian Nigella damascena by Louise Docker (CC BY 2.0)
Full Sun
Easy care
Light watering
Half-hardy
H5-H3
RHS hardiness
-15°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
75cm | Max | 50cm |
30cm | Min | 10cm |
1 years to reach maturity
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
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Love-in-a-Mist Overview
Nigella is a genus comprising around 18 species of upright, bushy annual flowering plants in the Ranunculaceae family. They are native to parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, South and Southwest Asia. These plants produce finely-divided leaves and purple, blue, or white flowers with 5 petal-like sepals and feathery bracts, followed by decorative seedpods. Commonly known as Love-In-A-Mist, some species are cultivated as popular cottage garden plants. They have attractive ornamental seed heads with a thistle-like appearance, which can add great interest to any garden.
How to propagate Love-in-a-Mist
Seed
Special features of Love-in-a-Mist
Attractive flowers
Other uses of Love-in-a-Mist
Grown for their attractive flowers, which are suitable for cutting, and their ornamental seed pods. Culinary use.
Flowers - Annuals to direct sow in August
There is still time to direct sow these fast growing summer flowers where you want them to flower.
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