Botanical Name: Scabiosa farinosa
Common Name: Dwarf 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

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