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Love-in-a-Mist

Nigella damascena

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Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella damascena)

Photo: Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

sky blue, white

What actually matters with this one

Leave some seed pods on — they are as good as the flowers and they guarantee next year without any work.

How to grow it

Light
full sun
Water
Keep it dry
Hardiness
Annual
Height
50 cm
Flowers
June to August
Difficulty
easy

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.