LOVE-IN-A-MIST Persian Jewels Mix Hardy Annual - One Season Plant - Height: 2 feet A fast growing plant with colorful feathery blooms and lacy threadlike foliage.  It is useful in cutting gardens or roomier informal flower beds.  Its dried flowers and seed pods are also used in everlasting arrangements.  The aromatic seeds are use in Europe as a seasoning. Special Directions for Short Season Climates SOWING: Sow seeds directly outdoors from early spring. Cover seeds with 1/8 inch of fine soil. THINNING & SPACING: When seedling plants are about 2 inches tall thin to about 12 inches apart.  Plants do not transplant very well. GERMINATION: Approximately one to two weeks. Keep soil moist during germination. Ed's Special Advice Plant in full sun with well drained soil. Make successive sowings at two to three week intervals until early summer.  Nigella can also be sown early in the fall in mild winter areas for blooms the following spring.  Water when soil is dry.  An easy to grow, elegant addition to the flower garden. Return to:  Seed Rack   Visual Seed Rack