Flower Specifications
- Season: Annual
- USDA Zones: 4 - 9
- Height: 16 inches
- Bloom Season: Summer
- Bloom Color: Mix
- Environment: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 6.6 to 7.5
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 65 - 72F
- Average Germ Time: 7 - 14 days
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: Seeds must be covered thinly, no more than the thickness of the seed
- Sowing Rate: 2 - 3 seeds per plant
- Moisture: Keep seed moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 6 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Nigella
Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella Damascena Jewels Mix) - Grow this unusual but very attractive little gem from Love-in-a-Mist flower seed. It has blooms in shades of red, white and blue which reach up to 2 1/2 inches across. Once the blooms are done, equally attractive seedpods form once the blooms dry. The foliage is lacey and fern-like giving the plant an airy feel. 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.
Sow Love-in-a-Mist flower seed outdoors in early spring. The flower seed can be lightly covered with soil. Each plant has a short bloom season, so it is best to have successive plantings every three weeks to have blooms all season. Thin the seedlings to 6 inches between plants, and the plants should start blooming in three months. Deadheading will prolong flowering, but will eliminate the attractive seed pods that form later. Love-in-a-Mist is a ready self-seeder if you leave the seed pods on. In mild climates, this flower will bloom continuously.
