Nigella Delft Blue Flower | X 100 Seeds
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- Carbon neutral shipping
- WA Permitted: Yes
Nigella Delft Blue, also known as ‘Love in Mist’ is a beautiful mix of different shades of blues that can be used in cut or dried arrangements.
Plant Height: 45cm
When: Autumn & Spring in cooler climates
Sowing Depth + Method: 3mm deep, sow direct or raise seedlings
Spacing: 30cm
Position: Full Sun
Days until germination: 7-15 days @ 16-18°C
Approx Number of Seeds: 100
Seed to Bloom: 100 Days
Note: WA orders are sent weekly as they require quarantine inspections on arrival to WA
Common Name: Nigella Delft Blue
Scientific Name: Nigella papillosa
Lifecycle: Annual
Sowing Seasons: Autumn & Spring in cooler climates. See below for detailed timings for your climate
Sowing Depth: 3mm approx.
Plant Spacing: 30cm approx.
Germination Time: 7 - 15 days approx.
Soil Temp: 16-18°C
Germination Tips: Sow direct or raise seedlings
Plant Height: 45cm approx.
Position: Full Sun
Frost Tolerant: Yes
Seed To Harvest: 100 days approx.
Number of Seeds: 100
Harvest Tips:
Other Notes:
The below is a guide on which months to sow based on your climate:
Important
Dispatch: Is 3-5 business days at the moment due to a flood of orders. Normally it is 1-3 days. Note that dispatch is not delivery time. It is the time it takes for us to pack your order.
TAS, VIC, SA, NSW, QLD, NT Shipping Information
Australia Post Postage Costs
Letter Post: $3.50 (No Tracking). 5-11 business days from dispatch.
Parcel Post: $8.90 (Parcels that contain a large item accessories like trugs, tubers, herb dryers and large books are charged $15.95). 3-8 business days from dispatch.
Express Post: $14.90 (Parcels that contain a large item accessories like trugs, tubers, herb dryers and large books are charged $19.95). 2-4 business days from dispatch.
Tubers: are Express or Parcel Post Only as they are perishable. Price calculated on checkout as they can weigh up to 400g each postage will vary.
Postage Delivery Time Frames:
Parcel Post estimated 3-8 business days
Express estimated 2-4 business days
Regular Letter Priority estimated 5-11 business days
Dispatch: Is 3-7 business days at the moment due to a flood of orders.
WA Shipping Information
Please Note:
- Orders are sent weekly on a Wednesday morning, as they require a quarantine inspection on arrival.
- Order cut off is midnight Tuesday night as long as payment is finalised. Sometimes paypal payments can take 24-48hrs to go through. This is rare. If this is the case the order will go into the following week's dispatch.
- Please note not all seeds can be sent to WA. Seeds that cannot be sent are marked on the thumbnail or below the price on the product page. These seeds are NOT permitted to WA.
- Unfortunately due the way our orders get to WA Quarantine we cannot send large items like accessories, books etc.
- We don't offer Express Post to WA as the parcels are sent weekly and defeats the purpose of Express post. You can however choose parcel post.
- Unfortunately we cannot send books and accessories to WA due the way the quarantine inspection process works.
Postage Costs (inc quarantine inspection fees)
Letter Post: $7.50 (No Tracking) this includes the cost of quarantine inspection.
Parcel Post: $13.90 this includes quarantine inspection fees.
Sorry we cannot offer free post to WA due to the cost of quarantine inspection fees.
WA orders are sent weekly as they require quarantine inspections on arrival to WA
Our seeds are all germination tested, with most seeds having around an 80% germination rate.
Your germination rates will depend on lots of environmental factors.
We mostly recommend raising seedlings over direct sowing.
Please note your flowers won’t always look the exactly same as our flowers in our photos, they can be different colours, shade’s and forms and that’s what makes nature so wonderful!
How To Grow Nigella From Seed
Nigella, also known as 'Love in a mist'. There is something romantic about nigella, perhaps the name helps but they remind me of little stars in the night. Nigella has the softest of fern like foliage and if left forms beautiful seed pods that can be dried.
