Nigella damascena

Common names: Garden Fennel, Love in a Mist, Devil in a Bush, Wild Fennel, Fennel Flower

Genus: Nigella

Species: Nigella damascena

Class: Polyandria

Order: Pentagynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Nigella

Modern Species: Nigella damascena

Modern Family: Ranunculaceae

Plant Type: annual

Color: white, rose pink, pale or purple-blue

Season: summer

Native Region: S Europe, N Africa

Artist: S. Edwards