The Scabiosa columbaria cultivar most often seen is called 'Butterfly Blue'. This easy-to-grow perennial boasts blue blossoms beloved by butterflies all summer long. Increasingly popular, this plant should be easy to find at most garden centers (at least during the spring gardening season).
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The Perennial Plant Association has awarded the title Perennial Plant of the Year 2000 to Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'. ... Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' can be propagated by stem cuttings. Two-node tip cuttings of soft vegetative growth should be taken before flowering. Cuttings are placed under mist...
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Browse pictures and read growth / cultivation information about Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa columbaria) supplied by member gardeners in the PlantFiles database at Dave's Garden. ... Thumbnail #1 of Scabiosa columbaria by Debsey...
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Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates part shade, particularly in the hot summer climates of the deep South. Prefers light soils with neutral ... Attractive when combined with the pink-flowered companion plant Scabiosa 'Pink Mist' (F500). ... Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue' Plant of Merit...
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; "I have a garden of my own; Shining with flowers of every hue; I love it dearly while alone; But I shall love it more with you." ... The "Small Scabious" (Scabiosa columbaria ) is native to southern Europe, northeast Africa, & western Asia, where it grows typically in dry chalk grasslands.
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Scabiosa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scabiosa (pronounced /skeɪbiˈoʊsə/ ) is a genus in the teasel Family Dipsacaceae of flowering plants. Many of the species in this genus have common names that include the word scabious ; ho...
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A PLANTS profile of Scabiosa columbaria (dove pincushions) from the USDA PLANTS database ... Scabiosa columbaria L. dove pincushions; ... Images: Scabiosa columbaria L.
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(Scabiosa columbaria ''Butterfly Blue'); Producing lavender-blue flowers, Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue' generally blooms June through September. Grows 10"-15" tall and attracts several species of butterflies. Perennial, zones 6 - 9. $5.00 each...
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First glance will tell you how this plant got the common name of Pincushion Flower. As the flowers open, they look like little cushions Scabiosa columbaria is in the same family as teasel, but it’s much better behaved and there are no spines on the undersides of the leaves. Scabiosa columbaria is also much smaller...
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