Scabiosa caucasica

Scabiosa caucasica subsp. var.

Caucasian pincushion flower

Habit:		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	to
Width:	⇔	to
	20in36in	16in18in
Height:	⇕	20 in to 36 in
Width:	⇔	16 in to 18 in
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall

Exposure:	☼	sun, part-sun
Water:	◍
Features:	✓	flowers
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USDA Zones:		4 to 10
Sunset Zones:
Flower features:	❀	red, blue, purple, pink, white

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The Caucasian scabious or Caucasian pincushion flower (Scabiosa caucasica) is a species of scabious.

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Scabiosa caucasica, Bieb. A hardy perennial 18 in. high: lvs. glaucous or whitish, the lower lanceolate-linear, acute, the upper cut and divided: heads flattish: fls. light blue. June-Oct. Caucasus Mts. Var. alba, Hort., has white fls. There is also a form of this, var. alba perfecta, Hort., which is offered in the trade—possibly the same as var. perfecta. Var. magnifica, Hort., is a large-fld. form with deep lavender-blue fls. Var. pallida, Hort., has silver-gray foliage. Var. perfecta, Hort., has large fringed fls. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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