Type of Flowers
Nigella: Nigella is a genus of virtually xiv species of annual plants inwards the identify unit of measurement Ranunculaceae, native to southern Europe, N Africa, S together with southwest Asia. Common names applied to members of this genus are nigella, devil-in-a-bush or honey inwards a mist. The species grow to 20–90 cm tall, amongst finely divided leaves; the leafage segments are narrowly linear to threadlike. The flowers are white, yellow, pink, pale bluish or pale purple, amongst 5 to 10 petals. The fruit is a capsule composed of several united follicles, each containing numerous seeds; inwards to a greater extent than or less species (e.g. Nigella damascena), the capsule is large together with inflated.
The seeds of Nigella sativa, known equally kalonji, dark cumin (although dark cumin tin likewise refer to Bunium persicum), onion seed or but nigella, are used equally a spice inwards Indian together with Middle Eastern cuisines. The dry-roasted nigella seeds flavour curries, vegetables together with pulses. The dark seeds sense of savour similar a combination of onions, dark pepper together with oregano, together with convey a bitterness to them similar mustard seeds. It tin survive used equally a "pepper" inwards recipes amongst pod fruit, vegetables, salads together with poultry.
Several species are grown equally ornamental plants inwards gardens. Nigella damascena has been grown inwards English linguistic communication cottage gardens since Elizabethan times, unremarkably called love-in-a-mist. Nigella hispanica is a taller species amongst larger bluish flowers, ruby-red stamens, together with grayness leaves. Nigella seeds are self-sowing if the seed pods are left to mature. The dried seed capsules tin likewise survive used inwards blossom arrangements.
