Love-in-the-Mist - Nigella damascena

Half a teaspoon of open pollinated seeds from our gardens.  Mix contains mainly blue flowering plants but white flowering seeds have also been included. 
 
A beautiful, delicate-looking annual with feathery blue-green leaves.  It is perfect for meadow and cottage gardens. Grow in clumps for a more dramatic effect. Nigella will self seed for years to come. Height 60cm. 
 
Nigella is an an excellent cut flower with a vase life of 7 - 10 days.  Seeds heads are attractive in the garden and are excellent in dried flower arrangements.  
 
Direct sow by scattering the seeds in autumn or spring in a sunny position. Or sow seed into containers in autumn and winter and transplant once the seedlings are big enough to handle.