Persian Violet Love In A Mist Nigella Flower Seeds

Persian Violet seems to deepen before your eyes. Fine, ferny foliage first carries white flowers brushed with sky-blue edges; as the blossoms mature, the color gathers into a rich indigo-violet that gives each planting a beautifully layered look.

At 2–3 feet tall, this heirloom love-in-a-mist slips gracefully among perennials and airy grasses. Both the flowers and the striped, lantern-like seedpods lend uncommon texture to petite bouquets and dried arrangements.

• Botanical name: Nigella damascena
• Cultivar: Persian Violet
• Life cycle: Hardy annual
• Colors: White, sky blue, and indigo-violet
• Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
• Sowing: Direct sow from early spring through early summer; fall in mild climates
• Planting depth: 1/4 in.
• Germination: 10–15 days
• Mature height: 2–3 ft.
• Final spacing: 6 in.
• Approximate seed count: 245

Make several sowings for a longer season, then cut pods before they split for winter arrangements or leave a few to scatter seed naturally. Find more distinctive flowers in our flower seed packets.