Name: Scabiosa Columbaria "Pink PinCushion Flower"15cmPot
SKU: GD153
Price: 55.0 ZAR
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Scabiosa Columbaria "Pink PinCushion Flower"15cmPot

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Product Details

Weight: 1.00 kg

🌸 Scabiosa ‘Pincushion Flower’

Botanical Name: Scabiosa columbaria
Common Names: Pincushion Flower, Scabious, Sweet Scabious

📌 Product Description

Scabiosa ‘Pincushion Flower’ is a charming, long-flowering perennial known for its delicate, round, pincushion-like blooms in shades of white, pink, or blue. Its airy growth habit and nectar-rich flowers attract butterflies and bees, making it a favourite for both ornamental and pollinator-friendly gardens.

Ideal for borders, cottage gardens, rockeries, and container planting, this variety provides extended flowering and adds texture and movement to South African gardens.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

Height: approx. 30 – 50 cm
Spread: approx. 30 – 40 cm
Growth Habit: Clump-forming, compact, mounded
Growth Rate: Moderate

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

Light: Full sun (essential for optimal flowering)
Soil: Well-drained soil; tolerates sandy or loamy soils
Water:
- Moderate watering
- Drought tolerant once established
- Avoid waterlogged conditions
Feeding: Light application of balanced fertiliser in spring
Maintenance:
- Deadhead regularly to encourage continuous flowering
- Trim back lightly after flowering flush

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

Best Planting Time: Spring (August – October)
Growing Season: Spring to autumn
Flowering Season: Late spring through autumn
Climate Suitability: Prefers temperate and Mediterranean climates
Frost Tolerance: Light frost tolerant

🌼 Additional Benefits

Long flowering period
Attracts butterflies and bees
Compact and easy to grow
Excellent for cut flowers

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Cottage gardens
✔ Mixed perennial borders
✔ Rockeries
✔ Pollinator gardens
✔ Cut flower arrangements

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