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Pale blue is the most common color for love-in-a-mist blooms, but some cultivars produce white, rose, or yellow flowers.
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"Nigella" in the plant's scientific name comes from the Latin word "niger," which means "black" and refers to its coal-colored seeds.
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‘Miss Jekyll’ love-in-a-mist is just one of 30 unique plants that Gertrude Jekyll refined and bred.
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Ingredients
- 1/8 teaspoon borax powder
- 1/4 cup distilled water
- 1 tablespoon nigella seeds, crushed
- 1/4 cup sweet almond oil
- 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
- 1 tablespoon grated beeswax
Directions
- Combine borax and water, and heat until the mixture begins to boil. Then, pour it over the nigella seeds and let steep for 15 to 20 minutes, until cool.
- In another container, mix together the oils and beeswax, and heat until the beeswax is melted.
- Strain the water solution, and heat to roughly the same temperature as the oil mixture. Pour the oil mixture into a blender and start blending on high speed; slowly add the water solution, and then mix until a thick lotion is formed. Pour the lotion into a clean container, and allow it to cool completely.
- To use: Massage into your skin as you would any rich moisturizer or cream.
- For more, see: The Longevity of Love-in-a-Mist
- Recipe excerpted from Natural Beauty From the Garden by Janice Cox, published by Ogden Publications, 2018.
