Nigella damascena 'Albion Green Pod'

With its brilliant white flowers and delicate green foliage, the ' Albion Green Pod ' is a stunning eye-catcher in perennial borders and beautiful in bouquets. It's an easy-growing annual that's also popular with insects.

If you leave the seed capsules standing later, the lady's mantle will sow itself again.

Details :
Sowing indoors/greenhouse: February to April
Sowing outdoors: April to March and August to October
Sowing depth: 2 mm
Germination time: 7-14 days

Height: 60 cm
Planting distance: 30 cm
Flowering time: June to September
Location: Sunny/partial shade

Slightly poisonous!

Growing tips :
The Lady's Mantle is one of the so-called cool flowers (cold germinators) and requires a cold stimulus. However, the seeds can also be started in a warmer environment (18-20ºC) starting in February and planted outdoors starting in late April. They can also be sown directly outdoors starting in April.

Use :
cut flower
dried flower
Cool Flower
Insect magnet

Cut flower :
As a cut flower, the lady's mantle is particularly robust and long-lasting. The capsules can be dried and used in flower arrangements.

Bag contents :
approx. 150 seeds
Store in a cool, dry place.