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| image_caption = ''A white Nigella damascena''
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| familia = [[Ranunculaceae]]
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| genus = ''[[Nigella]]''
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| species = '''''N. damascena'''''
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| binomial = ''Nigella damascena''
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| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
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|image_caption=A pale blue ''Nigella damascena''
 
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[[Image:Nigella arvensis fruit.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Capsule]]
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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]]).
 
'''''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.
 
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.
  
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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.
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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.
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It grows to 20-50 cm tall, with pinnately divided, thread-like,  alternate [[leaf|leaves]].
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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.
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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.
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The flower has been grown in english [[cottage garden]]s since [[Elizabethan]] times. They are much used in dried flower bouquets.
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The related ''[[Nigella sativa]]'' (and not ''N. damascena'') is the source of the spice variously known as Nigella, Kalonji or Black Cumin. 
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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.
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==Cultivation==
  
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It grows to 20-50 cm tall, with pinnately divided, thread-like,  alternate [[leaf|leaves]].
 
  
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The [[flower]]s are white, pink, pale blue or pale purple, with 5-10 [[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.
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===Propagation===
  
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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.
 
  
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They are much used in dried flower bouquets.
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===Pests and diseases===
  
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[[Image:Nigella damascena01.jpg|thumb|right|200px|habit]]
 
  
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There are several [[cultivar]]s available with flowers in shades of pink and purple, including 'Albion', 'Blue Midget', 'Cambridge Blue', 'Miss Jekyll',  'Mulberry Rose', 'Oxford Blue' and 'Persian Jewels'.
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==Varieties==
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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.  
  
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===Related Species===
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==Gallery==
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The related ''[[Nigella sativa]]'' (and not ''N. damascena'') is the source of the spice variously known as Nigella, Kalonji or Black Cumin.
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== External links ==
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==References==
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{{Wikispecies|Nigella damascena}}
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
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Latest revision as of 03:27, 21 February 2010


A pale blue Nigella damascena


Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: ⇕ 20 cm"cm" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. to 50 cm"cm" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 50.
Lifespan: ⌛ annual
Cultivation
Features: ✓ flowers
Flower features: ❀ blue, purple, pink, white
Scientific Names

Ranunculaceae >

Nigella >

damascena >

L. >


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Seed capsule

Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-mist) is an 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 bracts. It's also sometimes called Devil-in-the-Bush.

It grows to 20-50 cm tall, with pinnately divided, thread-like, alternate leaves.

The flowers are most commonly different shades of blue, but can be white, pink, or pale purple; with 5-25 sepals. The actual petals 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 carpels of the compound pistil have each an erect style. The flowers blossom in May and June.

The fruit is a large and inflated capsule, growing from a compound ovary, and is composed of several united follicles, each containing numerous seeds. 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 gardens 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.


Read about Nigella damascena in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

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.


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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 cultivars are 'Albion', 'Blue Midget', 'Cambridge Blue', 'Mulberry Rose', and 'Oxford Blue'. The 'Dwarf Moody Blue' is around six inches high.

Gallery

  • photo 1

  • photo 2

  • photo 3

References

External links


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