Nigella hispanica

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Nigella hispanica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Nigella hispanica, Linn. Lvs. much divided, but less so than in the preceding: fls. deeper blue than the last, with deep red stamens; involucre absent; styles rather spreading: fr. divergent at top. July. Spain and N. Afr. B.M. 1265. Gn. 37:130. Var. Fontanesiana, Hort. (N. Fontanesiana, Hort.). Much like the type, but said to flower 2 weeks earlier. Var. alba, Hort. Plant 18 in. tall: fls. white. Var. atropurpurea, Hort. Fls. purple. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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