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'''''Nigella''''' is a genus of about 14 species of [[annual plant]]s in the family [[Ranunculaceae]], native to southern [[Europe]], north [[Africa]] and southwest [[Asia]]. Common names applied to members of this genus are '''Devil-in-a-bush''' or '''Love in a mist'''. The species grow to 20-90 cm tall, with finely divided [[leaf|leaves]], the leaf segments narrowly linear to threadlike. The [[flower]]s are white, yellow, pink, pale blue or pale purple, with 5-10 petals. The [[fruit]] is a capsule composed of several united follicles, each containing numerous [[seed]]s; in some species (e.g. ''[[Nigella damascena]]''), the capsule is large and inflated. Several species are grown as [[ornamental plant]]s in gardens. ''[[Nigella damascena]]'' has been grown in English [[cottage garden]]s since Elizabethan times, commonly called Love-In-A-Mist. ''[[Nigella hispanica]]'' is a taller species with larger blue flowers, red stamens, and grey leaves. Nigella seeds are self-sowing if the seed pods are left to mature. {{Inc| Nigella (diminutive of niger, black; referring to the color of the seeds). Ranunculaceae. Love-in-a Mist. Devil-in-a-bush. Fennel-flower. Hardy annuals grown for their interesting flowers and seed- pods which are often surrounded by the much-divided involucre. Stems erect: Lvs. finely divided, alternate: fls. showy, white, blue or yellow; sepals 5, regular, petal-like, deciduous; petals 5, with hollow claws, notched or 2-lobed: carpels 3-10, fusing at the base into 1 cavity, cells opening at the top when mature; seeds many, black and hard. —About 12 species, including Garidella; mostly natives of the Medit. region. Following 3 are the only species now used in Amer. Nigellas require little care. The seed should be sown in the open border in good soil any time after the land is fit to work in early spring, as the plants are entirely hardy. The seedlings should be thinned, if necessary, to a distance of about 8 inches. They seldom succeed well if transplanted. If the seeds are sown in early autumn, the plants may withstand a mild winter and be ready to flower earlier the next summer. By planting at different seasons the plants may be continued in beauty nearly throughout the summer. The seeds of N. saliva, Linn., or black cummin, are sometimes used as seasoning in the Old World. }} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Species== About 14, including: ''[[Nigella arvensis]]'' ''[[Nigella ciliaris]]'' ''[[Nigella damascena]]'' ''[[Nigella hispanica]]'' ''[[Nigella integrifolia]]'' ''[[Nigella nigellastrum]]'' ''[[Nigella orientalis]]'' ''[[Nigella sativa]]'' ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Smithsoniangardens7.jpg|''Nigella'' in full bloom Image:Nigella seeds.jpg|Nigella Seeds Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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