Nigella hispanica 'Ebony & Ivory'
Spanish Love-in-the-mist 'Ebony & Ivory'
Spanish love-in-the-mist, a remarkable species with big, simple flowers, with dark seedpods – Flowers far longer than other Nigella’s, especially if cut regularily - 50 cm 'Ebony & Ivory' has a mix of blue & white flowers, green & dark seedpods.
Contributed by @crestiesneuk
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Spanish Love-in-the-mist 'Ebony & Ivory'
Latin name
Nigella hispanica 'Ebony & Ivory'
type
Annual
family
Ranunculaceae
ph
5.6 - 8.4 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.40 M
0.45 M
Nigella hispanica 'Ebony & Ivory'
Spanish love-in-the-mist, a remarkable species with big, simple flowers, with dark seedpods – Flowers far longer than other Nigella’s, especially if cut regularily - 50 cm 'Ebony & Ivory' has a mix of blue & white flowers, green & dark seedpods.
Flowering Season
From Early Summer TO Late Summer
Abundant, dainty, summer flowers are set against a backdrop of feathery foliage on these hardy annuals.
Plant container plants
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Plant container plants in a sunny position.
Propagation by Seed
From Mid Spring TO Mid Spring
Sow seed where the plants are to grow in spring. In southern Britain and sheltered gardens elsewhere, sow seed in late summer in the growing position. Thin the seedlings to 20cm apart. To grow N. damascena as spring flowering pot plants, sow seed in a cool greenhouse in early autumn.
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