Scabiosa Pincushion Flower
$14.99 / 1G
| Scabiosa caucasica | |
| Pink Mist | |
| Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue', or Pincushion Flower, is a butterfly favorite. Intense lavender-blue flowers. Begins blooming very early in the spring and continues until fall. Low, compact growth habit. Full or partial sun. FEATURES: Botanical Name: Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' Common Name: Pincushion Flower Butterfly Blue Features: Drought Tolerant Bloom Time: Winter - Summer Light Requirements: Full Sun Attracts Butterflies Resists Deer Mature Plant Size: 12 - 18 inches Zone 3 - 9 | |
| Divide and/or transplant in November using Rock Phosphate fertilizer. Cut flowers and foliage to within 2" of soil and add to compost pile. Feed with Flowertone in March. Spray with All-season Oil in May for insect control. Deep-soak with Vitamin B-1 fertilizer every 2 weeks for first 2 summers. Re-mulch in June and January | |
| Attractive perennial border or bedding plant | |
| Well drained and moist soil | |
| Coastal conditions | |
| Midspring to late autumn | |
| Pink | |
| 12" x 15" | |
| 12" | |
| Mounding foliage and compact | |
| Medium | |
| Full Sun | |
| -40 to -30 deg. F | |
| Water regularly as needed | |
| Mounding foliage | |
| Perennial |