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Post by heirloomfan on Jun 10, 2024 14:24:51 GMT -5
Last year I direct sowed some Nigella seed into a pot and it bloomed very well, and let the seeds go to pod and they dropped the seed. Some of the seedlings came up even at the end of the summer and stayed green during the winter, now they are coming along very well. One funny thing was that I had some of my pots and containers lined up at the end of my raised bed garden, and some of the seed apparently was between those pots and they came up, and pretty blooms. They are much larger too that the ones that are coming back up in the pot. Maybe they had some warmth and protection between those pots, and funny thing too is that area is some crushed gravel on the soil level but they seemed to not mind that! Got a couple of shades of blue and a snow white:   |
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Post by desertwoman on Jun 10, 2024 20:29:09 GMT -5
This is a new flower to me. I love the color- especially the darker blue. heirloomfan, |
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Post by gianna on Jun 11, 2024 10:31:00 GMT -5
Nigella is my most favorite 'weed'. Mine is a uniform medium blue, not as dark as yours, but not light either. And it's coming up all over the front yard. I never planted it, but one year it just appeared near the citrus, and every year it spreads more. One bed in front is nothing but Nigella. It's a good place holder for later flowers. An informal cover-crop of sorts.
It's in full bloom now, and it's glorious. I'm thinking about spreading some seed in the back yard, but probably shouldn't. It's extremely successful here. About a foot tall, frilly leaves, easy to pull if in the way, no bad scent, no prickles - just uniform 'pretty'. Not sure why, but the old movie 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' comes to mind, lol.
There is a small family of quail that are often seen near the Nigella. It's too early for seed, but it's a cute scene.
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Post by heirloomfan on Jun 17, 2024 14:48:43 GMT -5
They are very pretty and seem that once you plant them, if you don't remove all of the seed pods, they freely self sow. I had a group of white ones that are tucked in the corner of one of my raised beds start blooming recently too (picture attached) and a few about to bloom in some pots where the seed landed. Interesting that the ones in the corner of the bed and in the pot seem to be smaller plants and blooms than the ones that came up between the pots in the gravel walkway.Have to say I really love perennials and these hardy annuals that self sow, they do save some time in planting and can really put on a pretty show!  |
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