Love In A Mist Flower Edible

One packet will start your obsession and then you can redeem your rewards for years to come.

Love in a mist flower edible. Direct seed recommended sow in early spring when soil temperatures reach 60 f 16 c. It has branching stems and alternate finely divided leaves. I think they smell like spicy grapes.

An essential oil distilled from the plant is used in perfumery and lipsticks. For many years miss jekyll was the only variety available which is a beautiful sky blue colour. Photograph by maggie mccain via flickr.

Nigella plant info also recommends succession planting of the love in a mist plant as flowering time is short for each plant. Nigella nigella damascena earns the common name love in a mist because of the tangle of ferny fennel like foliage that forms a mist around the flowers once you see n. Fall sow where winters are mild.

Its botanical genus name is derived from niger the latin word for black which refers to the rich black seeds of the plant and. Love in a mist gets its evocative name from the way the flowers hide in the misty foliage. Solitary blue or white flowers about 1 1 2 inches across form above a collar of threadlike bracts.

Love in a mist is a prolific re seeder. This flower is a favourite for filling in any gaps in flower borders. 10 14 days at 60 65 f 16 18 c.

Love in a mist is a standout cut flower. Edible parts of love in a mist. When flowers fade interesting striped seed pods with horns appear on the cultivar nigella damascena these seed pods may be used fresh or dried as a decorative element in dried arrangements.