Re: [SG] What is a "SCABIOSA" -- can anyone help?
Scabiosa caucasica, pincushion flower, is a perennial that is 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 ft. high. Depending on the selection, the flowers may be blue to bluish lavender to white. It takes full sun to part shade. It probably is so popular because it has a long blooming season. I planted this in my shade garden last September and it
was blooming then and it is blooming now. The texture of the leaves are very nice and the flower would probably make a good cut flower.
Jennifer
Zone 7, North Alabama
WiN wrote:
> Last Night ..a friend dropped in ..newly-moved back-to Guelph Ontario, from Victoria British Columbia. He came over with a 12-pack of beer ..trying to help cure my twisted ankle, from my gardening activities of last weekend. He wants to get back into gardening/landscaping/flora-culture on a fairly heavy scale as a hobby.
> He proceeds to tell me, that "scabiosa" (spelling unknown?) has been the top selling perennial in Victoria, for the past three years running, so I get my reference books out ...h'mmmm ..can't find a thing related to SCABIOSA :)?
> Anyone know ..what he might be talking about? ..any responses welcome ..and thanks in advance
>
> the'SHADOW'gardener
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>
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> http://www.geocities.com/PicketFence/Garden/1555/
> OHS related EMAIL: "John Kee, OHS President" <junk@aztec-net.com>
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