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[[Image:Nigella arvensis fruit.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Seed capsule]] '''''Nigella damascena''''' ('''Love-in-a-mist''') is an [[Annual plant|annual]] garden [[flowering plant]], belonging to the buttercup family ([[Ranunculaceae]]). It is native to southern [[Europe]] (but adventive in more northern countries of Europe), north [[Africa]] and southwest [[Asia]]. It is also commonly grown in gardens in North America. It is found on neglected, damp patches of land. The plant's common name comes from the flower being nestled in a ring of multifid, lacy [[bract]]s. It's also sometimes called Devil-in-the-Bush. It grows to 20-50 cm tall, with pinnately divided, thread-like, alternate [[leaf|leaves]]. The [[flower]]s are most commonly different shades of blue, but can be white, pink, or pale purple; with 5-25 [[sepal]]s. The actual [[petal]]s are located at the base of the stamens and are minute and clawed. The sepals are the only colored part of the [[perianth]]. The 4-5 [[carpel]]s of the compound [[pistil]] have each an erect [[carpel|style]]. The flowers blossom in May and June. The [[fruit]] is a large and inflated [[Capsule (fruit)|capsule]], growing from a compound [[ovary (plants)|ovary]], and is composed of several united follicles, each containing numerous [[seed]]s. This is rather exceptional for a member of the buttercup family. The capsule becomes brown in late summer. The plant self-seeds, growing on the same spot year after year. The flower has been grown in english [[cottage garden]]s since [[Elizabethan]] times. They are much used in dried flower bouquets. The related ''[[Nigella sativa]]'' (and not ''N. damascena'') is the source of the spice variously known as Nigella, Kalonji or Black Cumin. {{Inc| Nigella damascena, Linn. Height 1-2 ft.: Lvs. bright green, very finely cut: fls. white or blue, large; involucre very dense and fine; styles erect in the fr., nearly as long as the caps.: fr. not divergent at top. Summer. S. Eu. Var. nana, Hort. A dwarf form with very large fls. }} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== The most common variety is 'Miss Jekyll' which has blue flowers, but the more recent 'Persian Jewels' is a mixture of white, pink, lavender and blue flowers. 'Persian Rose' is pale pink. Other [[cultivar]]s are 'Albion', 'Blue Midget', 'Cambridge Blue', 'Mulberry Rose', and 'Oxford Blue'. The 'Dwarf Moody Blue' is around six inches high. ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> 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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