Love-in-the-Mist
Nigella damascena
Family: Ranunculaceae
see also...............Black Seed (Nigella sativa)
Annual. Native to Europe and North Africa. The plant bears a
cobalt blue flower in the midst of sprays of deeply cut foliage.
White flowers are possible, but rare. The crowned seedpod is used
in dried arrangements, and the sweetly aromatic seed may be sprinkled on
cookies or used in white rice. Same medicinal applications as Black
Seed, but not as potent. Cultivation: Easy. Direct seed
in fall or spring, or grow in pots. Scatter seed about an inch apart
and do not thin. Flowers to 18 inches tall.
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