Nigella flower in our garden

This particular flower is a volunteer. That’s one of the really great aspects of nigella. It self seeds all over. With some flowers, that’s a problem but nigella isn’t aggressive. I have to get out during the day to catch the current blooms, as the deer come by each evening and eat the flowers. I also like the spiky plants. The spikes are soft and not prickly, and I think they make the flowers cheerful.