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Nigella 'Moody Blues'
(Love-in-a-mist 'Moody Blues')

Family - Ranunculaceae
Category - Annual
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H3
Height - 50cm or more
Width - 20cm

Description: An attractive annual with fine pinnatisect, bright green foliage. Saucer-shaped flowers in shades of intense, deep blue to paler, powder blue are produced through the summer. The flowers are surrounded by a collar of feathery, green Bracts and are followed by decorative, inflated seed heads.

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Flower:

Shades of deep blue to soft blue saucer-shaped flowers are surrounded by bright green, feathery bracts. Flowers are produced from June into August and are followed by inflated seed capsules.

Flower colour: Blue

Flower shape: Saucer-shaped flowers

Flowering time: June, July, August

Foliage:

Bright green, finely Divided pinnatisect leaves have a feathery appearance. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the upright stems.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Pinnatisect

Propagation:

Seed.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun in well drained soil.