Scabiosa caucasica
Caucasian scabious, Pincushion flower
- Height × spread
- 0.6m – 0.7m × 0.6m – 0.6m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
Cheery and popular plants with flat 'pincushion' heads of flowers that are held on long wiry stalks above the dissected foliage mat. The flowers are in shades of white, pink, blue and purple. The centre of the flower is sometimes a different shade to that of the outer petals, as with 'Clive Greaves'. They should flower for much of the summer provided they are regularly dead-headed. These are full of the feel of summer and provide a gentle palette of colours.
- Flower colour
- Blue, Lilac, Purple, White
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Column, Cube, Dome
- Height
- 0.6m – 0.7m
- Spread
- 0.6m – 0.6m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Seaside garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, some are not hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Bee attraction, Butterfly attraction
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- No
AutumnNow
Autumn - late · Planting
Divide every 3 years
Physically divide clumps every three years, or the plant will flower and grow less well. Discard or give away unwanted portions, or replant them to make a larger display. Plants can sometimes take a while to recover from this procedure.
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Summer
Summer - early · Outdoors
Feed a general fertiliser
Where plants have moderate needs for nutrients, they can simply be given a general feed, fairly early in the growth season so that the growth has plenty of time to harden off before the cold weather.
Give plants a general boost with the application of a general purpose fertiliser which is spread around the root area of the plant, with amounts as directed on the feed label.
Planting & general
Planting
Deadhead blooms during flowering season
Remove flowers as they turn brown and fade. Snip the stem just below the bloom. This will keep the plant tidy and encourage more flowers.
The removal of spent flowers encourages the plant to produce fresh ones, rather than spend its energy on the development of seeds.
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