Nigella Hispanica
One of the most beautiful and useful cottage garden flowers.
This Nigella has stunning, deep purple flowers with gorgeous frothy foliage, super useful as a nostalgic cut flower.
Then slowly, as summer progresses, morphing into amazing seed heads which are just perfect for adding to dried flower arrangements.
Likes full sun and well-drained soil.
Seed Quantity:Â 200 Seeds
Type: Hardy Annual
Genus: Nigella hispanica
Sow Seeds: Sow directly into the soil in Autumn or Spring and cover lightly, alternatively sow into modules in September-October and over-winter in an unheated greenhouse to plant out the following spring.  Germination approx 10-14 days.  Beautiful seedpods as the flower fade.
Plant Out: Plant the following spring if not directly sown
Flowers: Summer
Height & Spread: 60cm high x 30cm spread
RHS Award of Garden Merit.
This plant/cultivar has been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit because it has proved to be reliable in appropriate conditions and a good performing plant. For more information on RHS Award of Garden Merit plants visit https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants
RHS Plants for Pollinators.
The RHS Plants for Pollinators mark is only given to plants that support pollinating insects.
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