WILD FLOWERS 055
Nigella damascena
Love-in-a-mist · Xuxetta
Soft. Melancholy. Fragile. Yet armed to the teeth.
| Series | Wild Flowers of Malta |
| Encounter | 08 March 2026 · St. Paul’s Bay, Malta |
| Created | 2026 |
| Medium | Digital painting |
| Dimensions | Adjustable |
About the Plant
An indigenous annual flowering from late winter into spring. Its pale-blue flowers are surrounded by a fine mist of thread-like leaves, followed by curious inflated seed capsules.
* Botanical information referenced from Stephen Mifsud’s Online Flora of the Maltese Islands ( MaltaWildPlants.com ).
Available as a signed archival pigment print