Love-in-a-Mist Seeds

Nigella damescena originated in Southern Europe; however, its double-flowered form was cultivated in England by 1597, known as Jack-in-Prison and St Katherine's Flower. The starry flowers are followed by decorative puffed seed pods filled to the brim with velvety black seeds. This lovely plant is easy to grow and can provide all-season bloom in moderate summer areas with two sowings–one in spring and another in midsummer to supply a profusion of cut flowers for fresh and dried small bouquets.