SCIENTIFIC NAME: Scabiosa caucasica
COMMON NAME: Pincushion flower
LEAVES: basal stem; leaves lanceolate, entire and covered with whitish bloom, pinnately lobed and opposite.
FLOWER: 3 to 4" wide inflorescence, flat, 3-5 shallowly lobed petals; pale blue surrounding white to pale yellow center.
SEASON OF BLOOM: early summer
GROWTH HABIT: 18 to 24" mounding
SOIL: rich, loamy
SUN: part shade in the South
HARDINESS: Zones 3-7
UTILIZATION: perennial border; cut flower
INSECTS AND RELATED PESTS:
PROPAGATION: basal cuttings, seed, division
MAINTENANCE: divide every few years
NOTES: slow growth, better in cooler climates