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Nigella damascena Miss Jekyll
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Nigella damascena Miss Jekyll
Hardy Annual
- Flowers: Summer
- Position: Full sun
- Soil: Well drained
- Height: 18 inches
- Germination: Easy
- Aftercare: Easy
- Ideal for: Border, Children, Cottage Garden, Dried Flower
Description
Beautiful and easy to grow, bearing rich blue flowers which seem to float among the finely cut leaves. They provide a charming show of bloom during the summer months. Very useful for bedding and cutting and the seed pods can be dried for winter decoration indoors. Flowers summer. Height 45cm (18in).
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | early spring to early summer or autumn where winters are mild |
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| Sowing depth: | 3mm (1/8in) deep in rows 30cm (12in) apart. |
Sow outdoors where they are to flower. Prepare the ground well and rake to a fine tilth before sowing. Germination usually takes approximately 21 days.
Growing Instructions
When large enough to handle thin out to 23cm (9in) apart. They prefer a sunny open site but will grow in most sites and soils. May be sown at 4 week intervals to provide continuous bloom.