Lovely Flower and Seedheads
3
Used for cut flowers and dried seed heads. Did not germinate as well this year due to wet and cold summer.
Tarn
Mid Scotland
Nigella damascena 'Miss Jekyll'
love-in-a-mist
approx 500 seeds
within 4 weeks
- Position: full sun
- Soil: any well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: fast growing
- Flowering period: July to September
- Hardiness: fully hardy annual
Sky-blue, disc-like flowers appear on upright stems clothed in wispy-tipped foliage from midsummer. This easy to grow annual well-drained border. Ideal for the novice or young gardener, the blooms make excellent cut or dried flowers. - Garden care:Best sown in situ, 5mm deep. Prepare the seedbed by incorporating some composted organic matter, remove any stones and rake to a fine tilth. Sow in autumn if you want early flowers the following summer, or in mid spring for a later crop. Thin them out when they are large enough to handle allowing 30cm between each. Deadheading regularly will help prolong the flowering period into autumn. Support the plants with twiggy branches in exposed gardens.
- Sow: September-October or March-May
- Flowering: June-September
- Approximate quantity: 500 seeds.
Goes well with
Healthy seedlings so far....
5
Seeds sown in Autumn 2018, most germinated and are healthy & hardy seedlings, I'm looking forward to seeing the blooms in a few months time!
Bobblesbonbon
Salusbury
2000014800
4.0
2
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