Nigella damascena L.
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Nigella damascena

Family: RANUNCULACEAE
Genus: Nigella
Species: damascena L.
Common names: Love-in-a-mist, Jack-in-the-green
Distribution summary: North Africa, Europe, temperate Asia
Habit: Annual
Hardiness: H3 - Half hardy; unheated greenhouse/mild winter
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Display bed (R)
Flowering months: April, May, June, July
Reason for growing: Medicinal, other use

Additional Notes

In traditional medicine this plant has been used as an expectorant ( Niebuhr. A. D. Herbs of Greece. Herb Society of America. 1970)

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Europe, Eastern Europe, Ukraine

Europe, Southeastern Europe

Europe, Southwestern Europe

Asia-Temperate, Caucasus

Asia-Temperate, Western Asia

Africa, Northern Africa

Africa, Macaronesia, Canary Is.

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