Seeds - Botanical Alphabet Collection - Nigella

£3.00

N - Nigella

The Botanical Alphabet is more than just a seed collection - it’s a
gardening and typography project that marries the natural world with graphic design. For each plant, carefully selected from the most beautiful flora around the globe, a typeface in an iconic typographic style has been matched.

The Plant
Lovely pale-blue, star-like flower, with feathery foliage. Dried seed pods are also very decorative.

The Typeface
A font inspired by Mexico 1968 Olympics logo, which used geometric patterns to create the illusion of movement.

Product Details

Name Nigella
Variety Miss Jekyll
Latin Name Nigella damascena
Seed Quantity 1.25 grams
Packet Size 9 x 12.5cm
Packet Material Made from paper produced using tomato waste fibers
Plant Size 30-50cm height, 15-30cm spread
Container Size Minimum 20cm diameter


How To Grow

Sowing Outdoor - Early spring or autumn
  Indoor - 6-8 weeks before last frost
Germination Time -  10-14 days
  Temperature - 15-20°C
How To Sow Direct sow - Sow seeds on soil surface; press lightly but do not cover
  Indoor - Surface-sow in trays with light exposure
Caring Light - Full sun
  Watering  - Moderate; allow soil to dry between waterings
  Soil Well - Well-drained, sandy or loamy soil
  Feeding  - Minimal feeding; soil enrichment at planting is usually sufficient
Growing Tip Nigella self-seeds easily, so remove seed heads if you want to control its spread. Deadhead to encourage more blooms.
Harvesting Harvest seed pods when they turn brown and dry for ornamental use or seeds.


About Piccolo Seeds

Piccolo was born in 2012 with the intention of offering select seeds for urban gardens, as well as offering vegetables and plants specially designed for pot growing: compact, dwarf varieties, suitable for terrace garden spaces.

Piccolo think a balcony garden should also be beautiful so they also offer fruits, edibles flowers and herbs. Their selected seeds are packed with sustainable and completely recyclable materials.