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What is

Life Span
Annual

Type
Flowering Plants

Origin
Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia

Types
-

Number of Varieties
50 73

Habitat
Fields, Roadsides, wastelands

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999

AHS Heat Zone
-

Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
30.50 cm 100

Minimum Width
15.20 cm 100

Plant Color

Flower Color
Blue, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring
Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Green

Leaf Color in Fall
-

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Grass like

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate
Very Fast

Type of Soil
Loam

The pH of Soil
Neutral

Soil Drainage
-

Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer
No

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Water when soil is dry

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Neutral

Soil Type
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity
-

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Aphids

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Showy

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
Yes

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Fine

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
Sometimes

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
-

Allergy
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
No

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
-

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Cottage garden

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
NIGELLA damascena

Common Name
Love-in-a-mist

In Hindi
love-in-a-mist

In German
love-in-a-mist

In French
love-in-a-mist

In Spanish
love-in-a-mist

In Greek
love-in-a-mist

In Portuguese
nigela-dos-trigos

In Polish
kocham-w-mgle

In Latin
Amor-in-nebula

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Tracheophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida

Order
Ranunculales

Family
Ranunculaceae

Genus
Nigella

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe
-

Subfamily
-

Number of Species
50

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Properties of Love in a mist

Want to know the properties of Love in a mist? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Love in a mist is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Love in a mist Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Love in a mist Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Love in a mist. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Love in a mist physical information is as follows: 30.50 cm tall and 15.20 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Grass like. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Love in a mist

Taking Love in a mist Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Love in a mist include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Love in a mist

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Love in a mist is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Love in a mist is a very important plant from Annual Plants. There are 50 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Fields, Roadsides and wastelands and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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