Love-in-a-mist - Nigella damascena "Albion black pod"

White double flowers that produce decorative balloon-shaped seed pods for fresh and dried bouquets.

Sow indoors 4-6 weeks before planting out and risk of frost is over.
Light germination
Can also be direct sown, even in autumn for flowering the following year.

Harvest fresh when flower buds turn colour for longer vase life, harvest when fully open for shorter vase life.
Harvest to dry when seed pods are firm.

Please note that our seed bags are delivered in Swedish!


Quantity: approx. 100 seeds

Light preference: Sun

Height: 30-60 cm

Plant spacing: 5-20 cm

Sowing depth: 0 cm / Light germination

Sowing time: 4-6 weeks before the last frost / Direct sowing

Sowing to harvest: 65-70 days, 80-85 to seed capsules

Germination time: 10-14 days

Lifecykle: Hardy annual