Love in a Mist Flower Seed

Love-In-A-Mist - Nigella Jewels

Season: Annual
Height: 2 - 3 feet
Width: 8 inches
Bloom Season: Early Summer to Late Summer
Environment: Partial Shade to Full Sun
Environment: Moist but Well Drained

Love in a Mist flower seed has blooms of red, white and blue up to 2 1/2 inches across. Once the blooms are done, equally attractive seedpods form once the blooms dry. The flower is great to use as a cutflower, and the seed pods are great to use in arrangements once dried. To dry: Cut the stem and hang upside down in cool location.

To grow Love in a Mist flower seed, plant 1/8 inch deep in the area you are going to plant in early spring. Seeds should germinate in 2-3 weeks. You can start 4-6 weeks before transplanting indoors for an earlier start, but the plant can be difficult to transplant. Each plant has a short bloom season (1-2 months), so it is best to have successive plantings every three weeks to have blooms all season. Thin the seedlings to 8-10 inches between plants, and the plants should start blooming in three months. Deadheading will prolong flowering, but will elimate the attractive seed pods that form later. Love in a Mist is a ready self seeder if you leave the seed pods on. If you have mild winters, you can sow in the late fall to have earlier flowers.