Miss Jekyll Alba love-in-a-mist
Nigella damascena 'Miss Jekyll Alba'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Sizeup to 24 inches tall12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Miss Jekyll Alba' love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena 'Miss Jekyll Alba') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, containers, and cottage gardens. It shrugs off cool spells and light frost, though a hard freeze will damage it. This plant likes full sun and average to wet soil of most types. It grows fast and stands erect, reaching up to 24 inches tall. White flowers appear from early to late summer.
Pairs well with Radiance cosmos, Cerise Queen yarrow, and Big Smile sunflower.