Grow guide
How to grow Nigella Albion Black Pod
Nigella damascena
- Type
- Nigella
- Zones
- USDA zones 2–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 80–100 days
- Spacing
- 6″ apart
- Density
- 4 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Hardy
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
- Succession
- Every 21 days
Care
- Water Weekly
- Thin As needed
- Harvest As needed
Notes
White flowers followed by dark purple-black pods valued for dried arrangements; allow pods to fully mature before cutting.
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Grows well nearby
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