Love-In-A-Mist 'Miss Jekyll Indigo Blue'
Love-In-A-Mist 'Miss Jekyll Indigo Blue' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
A frost-hardy, annual cottage garden plant with rich, indigo blue, starry flowers nestled in fine foliage. It can be used as cut flower and lasts 7 to 10 days in a vase; the seed pods can also be dried. It is upright and fast growing, attractive to bees and beneficial insects. The seeds were once stored with clothing and believed to repel insects.
Product: Love-In-A-Mist 'Miss Jekyll Indigo Blue'
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Nigella damascena
A frost-hardy, annual cottage garden plant with rich, indigo blue, starry flowers nestled in fine foliage. It can be used as cut flower and lasts 7 to 10 days in a vase; the seed pods can also be dried. It is upright and fast growing, attractive to bees and beneficial insects. The seeds were once stored with clothing and believed to repel insects.
Plant type: Hardy, cool season annual
Plant height: 40 - 60 cm high
Sow when: Germinates best at 21°C soil temp
Temperate: Late summer to early autumn
Subtropical: Late summer to autumn
Tropical: Unlikely to do well
Germination: 21 - 28 days
Depth: 3 mm deep; cover seed lightly with fine seed raising mix
Position: Full sun to partial shade
Sow where: Sow seed directly where it is to grow as it dislikes being transplanted
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, pH 6.5 - 7
Details: If seed pods are left to develop, then self-sowing is common the next year
Flowering: 14 weeks