Herbarium No
173
Scientific Name
NIGELLA DAMASCENA
Common Name
Love in a mist
Type
Ring
Place
Australia?
Date
Vintage
Collected by
Unknown
Material
Opal, 585/1000 rose gold 14 ct
Size
Flower 23,3 x 21,3 mm
Total Weight
8,2 grams
Condition
Good
Price
Sold
Love-in-a-Mist owns its lovely name to the airy bracts and the tangle of fennel-like foliage that forms a mist around the flowers and later around the flowerhead.
The ‘mist’ around the Australian opal in this stunning rose gold cocktail ring is less ferny, to make it more wearable.
Photo 1 From ‘How to Grow Love-In-A-Mist‘ BY Marie Iannotti
Photo 3 by Cristina Pedrazzini Science Photo Library https://fineartamerica.com/featured/love-in-the-mist-seed-head-nigella-sp-cristina-pedrazzini.html