
Globe Thistle
Echinops ritro
Nigella damascena
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.
Summer
Temperate
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Stays fresh for 7 to 10 days
when properly cared for
Nigella flowers have no fragrance
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
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.

Salvia splendens