Nigella

With its intricate flowers and fine-texture foliage, nigella stands out in the garden. This delightful little annual blooms throughout the summer, and the seedpods are often used in dried-flower crafts. Nigella does best in full sun and well-drained soil. It often reseeds.

Light:

Sun

Plant Type:

Annual

Plant Height:

To 2 feet tall

Plant Width:

To 1 foot wide

Landscape Uses:

Containers,Beds & Borders

Special Features:

Flowers,Cut Flowers,Dried Flowers,Easy to Grow

Top Varieties

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'Cambridge Blue' nigella

Nigella 'Cambridge Blue' offers double blue flowers on 10-inch-tall plants.
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'Miss Jekyll Rose' nigella

Nigella 'Miss Jekyll Rose' offers rich rose-pink flowers on 18-inch-tall plants.
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'Mulberry Rose' nigella

Nigella 'Mulberry Rose' offers flowers that open pink and fade to rich rose on 18-inch-tall plants.
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Plant It With

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Evolvulus

Mix low evolvulus with upright nigella for a wonderful display of blue flowers all summer and fall.

Pentas

Brightly colored pentas makes a great backdrop for blue nigella -- and both are sure to attract butterflies to your garden.

Pansy

For the ultimate long-season display, pair viola with nigella; the viola starts early and continues blooming once the nigella starts. As the viola fades, nigella goes into full bloom -- then both offer flowers through the cooler fall months.

Propagation

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Seed