Description

Botanical Interests' Miss Jekyll Blend Love-In-A-Mist Seeds are a charming, quick-blooming plant that brings a cool, airy vibe to your garden. With delicate, papery white, light blue, and dark blue flowers, these plants attract pollinators and are perfect for both garden beds and floral arrangements. Named after the influential garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, this variety is drought-tolerant and self-sows, providing continuous beauty year after year. The unique seed pods that follow the blooms are equally appealing in dried flower arrangements, adding lasting interest to your garden and home.

340 seeds.

Variety Info:

Botanical Name: Nigella damascena
Family: Ranunculaceae
Native: Europe, Northern Africa, and Asia
Hardiness: Annual
Plant Dimensions: 12″–24″ tall
Variety Information: 1½” papery white, light blue, and dark blue flowers
Exposure: Full sun
Bloom Period: Spring
Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Cut Flower, Drought Tolerant

Sowing Info:

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date. For continual bloom, sow every 2 to 4 weeks after initial sowing until midsummer. Also sow in early fall for very early spring bloom.
When to Start Inside: Not recommended; seedlings are sensitive to transplant disturbance.
Days to Emerge: 10–15 days
Seed Depth: Barely cover
Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 8″
Thinning: When 1' tall thin to every 8″

Growing Info:

Harvesting: For longest vase life, harvest in the morning, choosing recently opened flowers with well-colored petals. Seed pods can be harvested at any stage.