Love-in-a-mist - Nigella damascena "Miss Jekyll Skyblue"

Flowers in a sky blue hue, which produce decorative balloon-shaped seed capsules for fresh and dried bouquets.
Although the vase life is not much longer than 4-5 days, it still stands beautifully in the vase with a growing seed capsule that lasts significantly longer after the petals have fallen off.

Sow indoors 4-6 weeks before planting out and the risk of frost is over.

Light germination
Can also be direct-sown, even in autumn for flowering the following year.

Succession sowing for longer summer flowering

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

(Last two pictures show seed capsules)

Please note that our seed bags are delivered in Swedish!


Quantity: approx. 100 seeds

Light preference: Sun

Height: approx. 50 cm

Plant spacing: 5-20 cm

Sowing depth: 0 cm / Light germination

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

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

Germination time: 10-14 days

Lifecykle: Hardy annual

Vase life: approx. 4 days (flowers) 7-10 days (seed capsule)