Gorgeous plant. Grew this from seed and it took 4 years before it bloomed the first time. Has only bloomed every other year in my garden ...Read Moresense for some reason? But it's such a beautiful plant when in bloom that it's worth growing in spite of it. Mine is growing in a large container so this may have something to do with the lack of bloom in some years.
JUST A WARNING:
Mine died to the ground (its first year: USDA 9b/10a, Sunset 23) and on returning the SLUGS almost defoliated it ...Read Morebefore I even noticed it was coming back! Apparently the new growth is slug candy, although I don't remember the 'hardened' plant having a problem last year -- possibly because last year it was pretty much by itself but this spring many self-seeded Nigella are providing a living mulch so the environment is moister and more to the slugs' liking.
I applied iron phosphate pellets ('sluggo' is a brand) rather more heavily than prob. necessary, and the plant is going to make it!
Gorgeous plant. Grew this from seed and it took 4 years before it bloomed the first time. Has only bloomed every other year in my garden ...Read More
JUST A WARNING:
Mine died to the ground (its first year: USDA 9b/10a, Sunset 23) and on returning the SLUGS almost defoliated it ...Read More