Morning all, just wondering if anyone knows of this flower possibly cradled with spikes. I have never seen this one. I think it was photographed in a U.K. garden.
I was thinking some sort of Cosmos, but I’m not sure that is right.
Nigella damascena (love-in-a-mist, ragged lady)
bg thank you, wow, you certainly know your plants :)
I was wondering about growing here, but it seems to be for a temperate garden area, no good for here most likely.
Even the seed capsule looks amasing.
They look amasing.
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https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Nigella+damascena&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=UeG-VPylGIXUmgWu6ILwAQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=930/
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The flower looks like a cosmos but the leaves remind me of asparagus…never heard of it…
bg nailed it :)
trichome said:
bg nailed it :)
With her eyes shut, so to speak
:)
didn’t even draw breath, probably…
I grew it in Melbourne. A lovely flower and yes, the seed pods provide continued interest. Self seeds readily.
bluegreen said:
I grew it in Melbourne. A lovely flower and yes, the seed pods provide continued interest. Self seeds readily.
In other words a self sowing cottage garden herb. That if cinditions are good enough will be self sown cottage village herb.
roughbarked said:
bluegreen said:
I grew it in Melbourne. A lovely flower and yes, the seed pods provide continued interest. Self seeds readily.
In other words a self sowing cottage garden herb. That if cinditions are good enough will be self sown cottage village herb.
yep :)
And the naughty people in this world call Love in a Mist…..F— in a Fog.
I’ll let you work out hte first word.
;)
Oh, and there are quite a few colours of it these days. We’ve grown it in my family for 50 years or more. Originally you only got blue. But there is now white and purple too.
buffy said:
And the naughty people in this world call Love in a Mist…..F— in a Fog.
Is nothing sacred?
chuckle