Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’
A useful perennial for sunny spots offering pale blue pincushion flowers for months in summer. Plants form compact mounds of greyish-green foliage topped with their prolific blooms from June until frost. Attracts butterflies. Good for cutting. Selected by the Perennial Plant Association as Perennial Plant of the Year 2000. Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens.
Common Name: Pincushion Flower
Family: Dipsacaceae (The Teasel Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3
Light: Full Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
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Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
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