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Nigella damascena 'Miss Jekyll Alba'
love-in-a-mist 'Miss Jekyll Alba'
Affectionately known as ‘Love in a Mist’ for its clouds of fine, airy foliage. Easy to grow with remarkably ornate...
approx 700 seeds
available to order from summer
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Plant description
Affectionately known as ‘Love in a Mist’ for its clouds of fine, airy foliage. Easy to grow with remarkably ornate flowers, lovely for the front of a sunny border.
Winner of an Royal Horticultural Society, Award of Garden Merit for reliability and good performance.
Winner of an Royal Horticultural Society, Award of Garden Merit for reliability and good performance.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Fast-growing
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Nigella damascena Miss Jekyll Alba:
Pinch out the growing tips to encourage bushier growth, and feed at regular intervals with a high-potash fertiliser throughout summer.
Deadheading regularly will help prolong the flowering period into autumn. Support the plants with twiggy branches in exposed gardens.
Deadheading regularly will help prolong the flowering period into autumn. Support the plants with twiggy branches in exposed gardens.
Sowing instructions:
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 (12in) between each.
