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Nigella bucharica Blue Stars
  • 1 packet (100 seeds)
  • Despatch: Within 14 Days
  • Price: (£1.99) £0.99
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Nigella bucharica Blue Stars

Hardy Annual

  • Flowers in : Summer
  • Germination : Easy
  • Aftercare : Easy
  • Ideal for : Borders, Cut Flowers, Dried Flowers
  • Height : 20 inches

Description

Small and pretty, rather flat lavender blue flowers grow on dwarf, loose-branching, open and feathery plants. Free-flowering and easy-to-grow hardy annual. Also known as the Emir of Buchara or Asian Love-in-a-Mist. Just throw to sow and grow. Summer flowering is followed by attractive seed pods.

Sowing Instructions

Sow March to May. Sow seed outdoors where they are to flower. Prepare the ground well and rake to a fine tilth before sowing. Sow 12mm (½in) deep, in rows 30cm (12in) apart.

Growing Instructions

When large enough to handle, thin out seedlings to 20cm (8in) apart.

Aftercare

Water during dry spells to prolong flowering.