Nigella damascena 'Midnight Blue'
Love-in-a-mist 'Midnight Blue', Nigella hispanica 'Midnight Blue'
Nigella Nigella
'Midnight Blue' _ 'Midnight Blue' is a tall annual producing masses of large, dark blue flowers with black seedpods for a short term in summer.
Nigella damascena 'Midnight Blue' is: Deciduous
Upright
Dark-blue in Summer
Green in Summer
Generally pest free
Powdery mildew Powdery mildew
Deadheading helps to prolong the flowering season. In windy gardens, support the stems with twiggy sticks.
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Nigella damascena 'Midnight Blue' (Love-in-a-mist 'Midnight Blue') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
Coastal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Containers, Wildflower, Wildlife
Grow in well-drained soil in full sun. Sowing in autumn or in March, in a cold frame in paper pots in cold districts, produces early flowers.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Nigella damascena 'Midnight Blue'
Love-in-a-mist 'Midnight Blue', Nigella hispanica 'Midnight Blue'
Nigella Nigella
'Midnight Blue' _ 'Midnight Blue' is a tall annual producing masses of large, dark blue flowers with black seedpods for a short term in summer.
Deciduous
Upright
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Dark-blue in Summer
Green in Summer
Generally pest free
Deadheading helps to prolong the flowering season. In windy gardens, support the stems with twiggy sticks.
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Nigella damascena 'Midnight Blue' (Love-in-a-mist 'Midnight Blue') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
Coastal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Containers, Wildflower, Wildlife
Grow in well-drained soil in full sun. Sowing in autumn or in March, in a cold frame in paper pots in cold districts, produces early flowers.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3, Zone 2
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Soil types: | Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
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Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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