Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Annuals for Sun
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