Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants
Origin
-
Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
5050
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Mountains, Coastal Regions, Hillside, Open Forest, Rocky areas
Fields, Roadsides, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-7
-
Sunset Zone
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Cushion/Mound-forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Light Pink
Blue, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Hot Pink
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Water Deeply
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Inflammation, Jaundice
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Cottage garden
Botanical Name
CEANOTHUS x pallidus
NIGELLA damascena
Common Name
Wild lilac
Love-in-a-mist
In Hindi
Ceanothus
love-in-a-mist
In German
Ceanothus
love-in-a-mist
In French
Ceanothus
love-in-a-mist
In Spanish
Ceanothus
love-in-a-mist
In Greek
Ceanothus
love-in-a-mist
In Portuguese
Ceanothus
nigela-dos-trigos
In Polish
Ceanothus
kocham-w-mgle
In Latin
Ceanothus
Amor-in-nebula
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Ranunculales
Family
Rhamnaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Ceanothus
Nigella
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
7050
1
27800
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