It can be grown here as an annual. It's NOT the same as bachelor's buttons. It's not the same as love in a mist either, which looks a lot like it. Love in a mist is a different variety. That link doesn't really give much info on how to actually germinate and grow it. Try this one:
Grow you own
https://territorialseed.com/products/nigella-sativa
I do - along with loads of fruit and veg. I am very blessed and thankful.
Ah, another gardening fiend. LOL
Kept me sane over the last two years.
Kept me sane for waaaay longer than that.
Looks like Batchelor's Buttons too. Horticulture: https://findanyanswer.com/how-do-you-grow-nigella-sativa#:~:text=Nigella%20sativa%20is%20native%20to%20western%20Asia%20where,Beside%20above%2C%20can%20you%20grow%20Nigella%20in%20pots%3F
This says it is cultivated in India and Egypt, which makes me hopeful. The heat is too much for a lot of helpful plants.
It can be grown here as an annual. It's NOT the same as bachelor's buttons. It's not the same as love in a mist either, which looks a lot like it. Love in a mist is a different variety. That link doesn't really give much info on how to actually germinate and grow it. Try this one:
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-nigella-sativa-63678.html
There are plenty of seed sources but Territorial is a reliable company I've ordered from.
Thanks. These BBs coming up in my yard from mixed wildflowers seeds don't look like ones I remember either.
Probably love in a mist. It's fairly common.
love in a mist https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/love-in-a-mist-nigella-damascena/
bachelor's buttons
https://www.rareseeds.com/store/vegetables/bachelors-button/classic-artistic-bachelor-s-button
BTW, Baker Creek is another really good source of seeds.