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Nigella damascena

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Description

Nigella damascena is an annual. Branching to 1'-1.5' high. All leaves are finely cut into threadlike divisons. Blue, white, or rose flowers, 1"-1.5" across bloom in spring. This beautiful annual was actually used in Elizabethan times for English cottage gardens. It looks great in window boxes and will self-seed.

 

Sun

Full

Water

Very Low, Low

Growth Rate

Fast

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

Soil Condition

Average, Well-drained

Soil pH

Neutral

Adverse Factors

n/a

Water Saving Tip:

Water-wise plants can be beautiful as well as practical.

Take your 'My List' Hydrozone Report to a landscape designer, or local nursery, when selecting and purchasing plants.