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Hudson Valley Seed Co.

Love in a Mist

Nigella damascena

Certified Organic

Ethereal blooms and intriguing seed pods.

The feathery foliage of Love in a Mist, or nigella, creates its own climate; a clump creates a wispy, atmospheric effect. Out of the emerald vapors float jewels of quartz, sapphire, and amethyst, which give way to levitating seed pods shaped like vertical dirigibles. This plant is related to the Indian culinary and medicinal spice known as kalonji, but it has a more showy flower and seed pod. The dried seed heads can be saved and used for arrangements and crafts. Still, you may find mood-lifting healing by collecting the flowers and pods of these Persian jewels out of the misty calm. 

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Art Pack 100 seeds $4.99 In Stock

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Growing instructions
Direct sow 2-3 weeks before last frost, or start indoors a few weeks before that and then transplant (carefully—Love in a Mist can be temperamental at transplant time). Love in a Mist tolerates dry conditions and likes average soil. May self-sow.
Product Details
Days to Maturity 75
Days to Germination 7-14 days
Width at Maturity 12-18"
Height at Maturiry 12-18"
Sun Conditions Full Sun
Planting Depth _"
Row Spacing 18"
Plant Spacing 8-12"
About the artist
Artwork by Polly M. Law. Polly makes paper dolls with deep personal issues. This one, outfitted in feathery garb surrounded by mist, seems lost in contemplation of the exquisite complexity of Nigella's leaf, flower, and pod.

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