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What is

Life Span
Annual  
Perennial  

Type
Flowering Plants  
Grass  

Origin
Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia  
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia  

Types
-  
Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata  

Number of Varieties
50  
99+
40  
99+

Habitat
Fields, Roadsides, wastelands  
meadows, Slopes  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
6-9  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
9 - 1  

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  
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
30.50 cm  
99+
76.20 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
15.20 cm  
99+
30.50 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Blue, Blue Violet  
Ivory, Light Green, Silver  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Sandy Brown  
Ivory, Silver  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Blue Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Grass like  
Grass like  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer  
Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
Slow  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Clay, Loam  

The pH of Soil
Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
-  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer  
Early Summer, Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

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

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam  
Clay, Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
-  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
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
Aphids  
-  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
-  
-  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

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

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves  
Fibre  

Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant  
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Cottage garden  
Foundation, Mixed Border  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
NIGELLA damascena  
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'  

Common Name
Love-in-a-mist  
Bridal Veil Needle Grass  

In Hindi
love-in-a-mist  
Needle Grass  

In German
love-in-a-mist  
Nadel- Gras  

In French
love-in-a-mist  
aiguille Herbe  

In Spanish
love-in-a-mist  
Hierba de aguja  

In Greek
love-in-a-mist  
βελόνα Grass  

In Portuguese
nigela-dos-trigos  
agulha Relva  

In Polish
kocham-w-mgle  
igła do trawy  

In Latin
Amor-in-nebula  
acus Grass  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Lilopsida  

Order
Ranunculales  
Cyperales  

Family
Ranunculaceae  
Poaceae  

Genus
Nigella  
Stipa  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  

Tribe
-  
Stipeae  

Subfamily
-  
Pooideae  

Number of Species
50  
150  
99+

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Difference Between Love in a mist and Needle Grass

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