Pincushion Flower

Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'

An evergreen mound of nearly constant light blue to violet-blue flowers. The longest blooming perennial available. It likes cool times the best, but also has scant blooms in the mid-summer's heat. It was showy early in the season and was glorious well into December of 1999 before a cold snap.

It is probably best to cut off the tangle of flower stalks and spent flowers in mid-July to prepare for the great late-season show. Requires good winter and spring drainage.

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