Beautiful bunch of dried and bleached Nigella Orientalis. You buy Nigella Orientalis bleached at MyFlowers.shop. The online florist of Europe. Read more.
Bleached Nigella Orientalis, also known as Love-in-a-mist or Miss-in-the-Green, is a flowering plant valued for its delicate flowers and decorative seeds. Bleached Nigella Orientalis is used in dried-flower arrangements because of the pale, almost white colour of its seeds. To bleach Nigella Orientalis seeds, the seeds are harvested when the flowers have finished flowering and the seed pods begin to dry on the plant. The seed pods are then placed indoors in a dry, well-ventilated place, out of direct sun and humidity.
During the drying process, the seed pods will slowly dry and open, exposing the seeds. Bleaching of the seeds takes place as they slowly lighten in colour. This can take several weeks to months, depending on conditions and the thickness of the seed pods. The result is a bleached, almost white colour of the Nigella Orientalis seeds. These bleached seeds can then be used in dried flower arrangements, bouquets or other decorative applications. They add an airy and delicate look to your creations.
