Nigella damascena   Love-in-a-Mist

Nigella damascena Nigella damascena

At one time this was a very popular garden annual with pink and blue varieties in the British Isles so many people seeing this in a wild place in European would recognise its distinctively shaped flowers. It is less commonly found in the UK gardens now but can seed itself very well. N. damascena is found throughout the Mediterranean.

Nigella damascena

Nigella damascena Love-in-a-mist

Side of road in El Chorro gorge, Andalucia, Spain 27th March 2008

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Nigella damascena Love-in-a-mist

Side of road in El Chorro gorge, Andalucia, Spain 27th March 2008

Added on 17th January 2011, updated 15th July 2014

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