Nigella damascena 'Miss Jekyll Rose'

The Nigella damascena 'Miss Jekyll Rose' enchants with a charming color palette from delicate pink to deep magenta. This robust variety, extremely resilient despite its delicate appearance, produces delicate, semi-double to fully double flowers with delicate, feathery foliage. The flowers open in bicolor shades of pink and white and ripen to darker plum hues with decorative, red-striped seed capsules. Ideal as a cut or dried flower, 'Miss Jekyll Rose' is a romantic eye-catcher that adds enchanting accents to both beds and floral arrangements.

Details:
Sowing indoors/greenhouse: February to April
Sowing outdoors: April and August to October
Sowing depth: 2 mm
Germination time: 7-14 days
Height: 50 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

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.