Botanical Name: Scabiosa columbaria
Common Name: Pincushion flower Type of Plant: dicot: perennial Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape dense, rounded plant with gray-green foliage, flowers held well above foliage; blooms from summer to winter Height to 3' Spread to 3' Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure outdoor full sun preferred Soil tolerates a wide range of soils Hardiness hardy (zones 4-24) does best in mild climates Morphology: Leaves obovate to oblanceolate, to 3" long, finely pinnately divided, forming from a basal clump Flowers head-like flowers form long stamens which project up past surface of flower, look like pincushions; lavender, pink or white Fruit small achenes Propagation: stem cuttings any time, seed Usage: good mixed in perennial borders, used for cut flowers makes a good facer or low filler for flowers, foliage and very dense rounded form Landscape Care: Watering takes average water, fairly drought tolerant Fertilizing balanced, slow release fertilizer at plnating time Pruning head back dead flowers to prolong blooming season Pests/Diseases none Special Conditions/Other none Origin: Southern Europe to Asia Family: Dipsaceae Notes: |
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