Flowers
Nigella hispanica -
Love-in-a-Mist
Spanish native, this Love-in-a-Mist is tall and the most impressive of the Nigellas. The large blue flowers are filled with crimson stamens, and as the flowers fade they are replaced with equally impressive seed pods. It makes a fantastic cut flower, and like all Nigella, is loved by pollinators and birds.
- Plant type
- Hardy Annual
- Position
- Full Sun
- Height
- 60cm
- Spread
- 30cm
Growing calendar
Sowing & growing
Should be sown outside where they are to flower from March-May. Drills 3 mm deep and the rows 30 cm apart. It's also possible to scatter the seeds and rake into the fine soil. Thin seedlings to avoid over crowding. Alternatively for early flowers next year sow outside in September to November. It's an easy to grow flower but it will self seed unless dead headed and seed pods are removed.
Aftercare
Will self seed but this can be prevented if cut back after flowering and the seed pods removed.
Gallery
Ref. SEN011