Scabious Caucasion Blue

🌸 Caucasian Scabious – Blue (Scabiosa caucasica)

A refined perennial with soft blue pincushion flowers — ideal for cutting gardens, pollinator planting, and naturalistic gravel schemes 🌿✨

🌱 Growing Information

• Sow under cover in May–June
• Sow seeds shallowly (~0.5 cm)
• Plant out in permanent position in September
• Keep spacing of 40 × 40 cm
• Water moderately; avoid waterlogging
• Remove faded flowers to extend blooming

🌿 Plant Details

✔ Type: Perennial ornamental plant
✔ Height: ~60 cm
✔ Growth: Upright, branched stems
✔ Spacing: 40 × 40 cm
✔ Position: Full sun ☀️
✔ Soil: Well-drained, fertile, moderately moist
✔ Sowing Period: May – June (under cover)
✔ Planting Time: September (IX)
✔ Flowering Period: July – September (VII–IX)
✔ Perfect for: Borders, gravel gardens & cut flowers

🌼 Special Features

✔ Elegant blue pincushion flowers 💙
✔ Long summer flowering period
✔ Excellent for pollinators 🐝🦋
✔ Great for dried flower arrangements
✔ Strong structure for garden design

🌿 Companion Plants

✔ Lavender 🌿
✔ Sage
✔ Catnip
✔ Rudbeckia 🌼
✔ Echinacea

🌿 Care Tips

✔ Prefers sunny, well-drained positions
✔ Avoid heavy, wet soils (especially in winter)
✔ Light feeding only — avoids overly soft growth
✔ Deadhead for prolonged blooming

💐 Uses

✔ Cut flowers (fresh arrangements)
✔ Dried bouquets
✔ Pollinator-friendly gardens
✔ Gravel and naturalistic plantings

📦 Pack Size

0.3 g