Nigella, Love-in-a-mist or Devil in the bush!

Whatever you choose to call it, this delicate member of the Buttercup family has been a firm favourite in cottage gardens since Elizabethan times! The nicknames come from the flower being nestled in a ring of feathery bracts.

Click on the image to view a video of Nigella with bees! 🐝 🩷💙💜🤍

Being a hardy annual it can be sown straight outdoors in March or April to flower from July onwards, or in September to bloom from May the following year.🌺🌸

Once flowering has finished you can collect seed from the large seed heads and sow in autumn, or leave to 'self seed' naturally.

The pollen rich flowers are great for bees and pollinators!🐝🐞