Nigella 'Miss Jekyll White' organic
Organic 'Miss Jekyll White' Nigella (Nigella sativa) from the seed company Gaia, a pure and elegant white nigella for fresh and dried bouquets
Nigella 'Miss Jekyll White' offers delicate, luminous, and refined white flowers , ideal for complementing blue or bicolored varieties in bouquets. Its ethereal blooms stand out against finely serrated foliage, creating a light and cloud-like effect in flowerbeds or cut gardens. An annual heirloom variety, it is highly attractive to pollinators and readily self-seeds. It then forms small, decorative seed pods , prized for dried arrangements.
Companion plants : Phlox, Cosmos, Yarrow, Ammi, Scabious, Larkspur, Zinnia
Plant enemies : Waterlogged soil and plants requiring a lot of water
Spread/Habit : Airy and delicate tuft
Plant height : 38 to 45 cm
Quantity per packet : 30 seeds
Certification : Environmentally friendly product
Special features : Pure white flowers, excellent in fresh and dried bouquets, attracts bees, self-seeds
Leaf color : Finely divided bluish-green
Texture/flavor : Light petals, aromatic seeds (traditional use)
Cold tolerance : Down to -7°C
Farming method
Perform a 3-week cold stratification before sowing. Sow indoors 4 weeks before the last frost, at a depth of 3 mm . Germination occurs in 10 to 14 days at 18-21°C (optimum 20°C). Transplant after all risk of frost has passed into full sun (level 3), with moderate watering (level 2). Space plants 28 cm apart and rows 43 cm apart. For longer stems, autumn sowing outdoors is possible.
Harvesting and preservation
Harvest either:
• Freshly colored buds for use in fresh bouquets,
• either the pods when they begin to develop for dried compositions.
Hang them in a dry, well-ventilated place to preserve their shape and whiteness. The flowers are edible , but the seeds should be used according to traditional culinary practices.
Usage ideas
• In elegant and minimalist white bouquets
• In dried arrangements thanks to its decorative pods
• In pastel flowerbeds or cottage gardens
• To attract bees and pollinators
• As a visual complement to blue nigella for a refined contrast
Nigella 'Miss Jekyll White' brings purity, poetry, and delicacy to gardens and bouquets. A timeless heritage variety, as useful as it is elegant.
