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Love In A Mist
The soil needs to be well drained and have average organic material. The Miss Jekyll Blend blooms in the spring for 4 to 6 weeks until hot weather arrives. The flowers are 1 to 2 inches with white, light blue and dark blue blooms. Love-In-A-Mist is a quick blooming, cool season plant with flowers that look great in the garden, and as cut flowers. Plant in the early spring, 2 to 4 weeks before the last frost or in warm winter climates plant in early fall. The Miss Jekyll is used for borders, dried flowers, cut flowers, and the seed pods look great in dried arrangements. Spent flowers should be continually cut off to promote more blooms. The Love-In-A-Mist Miss Jekyll Blend, 'Nigella damascena', has delightful papery-textured flowers with thread-like foliage. Love-In-A-Mist prefers full sun but will withstand some partial shade. ... additional information
Sweet Pea - In the Pink The In the Pink prefers deep, rich, fertile soil. Plant this sweet pea in full sun, but in a cool a spot as possible. They are used for cut flowers, ground cover, and wall coverings if given the proper support. Position them away from winds and rotate locations from year to year to prevent sweet pea pests. SweetPeas have 1 to 2 inch flowers that are romantically fragrant and are wonderful cut flowers in bunches. The Sweet Pea In the Pink, 'Lathyrus odoratus', is a designer blend of warm shades of pink and highlights of salmon, almond, cerise and mauve. Use lots of peat or compost for early spring planting. In warm climates, plant in October through January for spring bloom. A key element in successful growing of the Sweet Pea In the Pink is very early planting. In the Pink generally bloom for 3 to 5 weeks. |
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