A good candidate for fall seed sowing, when it will send down a tap root and form its rosette to overwinter. Come spring when the temps warm, it will grow stalks and flowers.

This is the true Nigella, which is native to the Middle East, where it's commonly called haba al-barakah, or gizhah in India. The seeds are prized for their healing properties and known as "a remedy for all diseases except death."

Also known as Kala jeera or Kalonji, Charnushka, Kalajira, Kalijeera, Krishna Jiraka, Niguilla (Spanish), Nigelle (French), Ketsha (Hebrew).

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Black cumin is often used like black pepper. This plant prefers average soil. Tolerant of dry conditions. Remove the spent blossoms regularly to prolong blooming.

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