Nigella damascena Purple Pod

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Nigella damascena Purple Pod

Family: (Ranunculaceae)

(A) to 18″.  Love-in-a-Mist.  South Europe.  Clear blue, many-petalled flowers surrounded by curved, feathery bracts.  Upright stems covered with delicate, fern-like foliage make the blossoms appear to be floating on a misty green bed.  Seedpods are inflated capsules with persistent, horn-like styles that ripen to an attractive rich, dark purple.  Self-seeds.  Sun.  3 & T2