Color:

Nigella

Nigella damascena

Annual

Buttercup Family

Love-in-a-mist with delicate flowers surrounded by feathery bracts. Ethereal appearance. Unique seed pods. Also called devil-in-a-bush. Cottage garden favorite. Symbol of perplexity.

Bloom Season

Summer

Habitat

Temperate

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Perfect For

Wedding

Care & Vase Life

Stays fresh for 7 to 10 days

when properly cared for

Cut when flowers are fully open

The wispy foliage is part of the charm - dont remove it

Use fresh water with preservative

Seed pods are beautiful dried - cut before fully mature

Delicate but long-lasting - 7-10 days

Change water every 2-3 days

Feathery foliage adds texture

Seed pods also decorative

Fragrance Profile

No Scent

Nigella flowers have no fragrance

Fun Facts

Love-in-a-Mist refers to the misty foliage surrounding each flower

The seeds (Nigella sativa) are the spice known as black cumin

Thomas Jefferson grew nigella at Monticello

The striped seed pods are as prized as the flowers

Origin & History

Native to Southern Europe and North Africa

Native to the Mediterranean region, nigella has been cultivated for both its flowers and seeds since ancient times. Nigella seeds were found in Tutankhamens tomb. The ornamental Love-in-a-Mist has been a cottage garden favorite since Elizabethan times, prized for its ethereal blue flowers and interesting seed pods.