Skip to product information
1 of 2

thegardenersworkshop

Love-in-a-Mist, Delft Blue

Love-in-a-Mist, Delft Blue

Regular price $4.95 USD
Regular price Sale price $4.95 USD
Sale Sold out
- Qty

SKU: SKU:.FLO4

View full details

Love-in-a-Mist ‘Delft Blue’, Nigella papillosa, 100 seeds avg.

Delightful little blue and gray flowers with dark plum centers, lacy, fern-like foliage, and decorative seed pods. An old-fashioned plant commonly found in cottage gardens.

Planting Tips: 

  • A cool-season hardy annual that prefers full sun.
  • Sowing seeds directly in the garden is recommended.
  • Cover seeds with soil.
  • Allow 10-14 days to germinate.
  • Thin seedlings to 6’’ apart once 5’’ tall.
  • Grows to 24” tall.
  • 65-70 days to bloom, 80-85 days to pods.
  • Winter hardy to zone 6.

Harvesting Tips: 

  • Harvest the central stem at almost ground level, just above the lowest three to four side shoots.
  • Future cuts should be made at the stem base.
  • Nigella can be harvested from the moment the blooms are cracking open until the seed pods have developed.