Scabiosa Columbaria "Pink Pincushion Flower" 17cmPot

🌸 Scabiosa columbaria ‘Pink Mist’

Botanical Name: Scabiosa columbaria ‘Pink Mist’
Common Names: Pincushion Flower, Small Scabious, Pink Mist Scabiosa

📌 Product Description

Scabiosa columbaria ‘Pink Mist’ is a compact, long-blooming perennial that produces soft pink, pincushion-like flowers atop slender stems. Its delicate blooms are highly attractive to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, making it ideal for wildlife-friendly gardens.

With its tidy, clump-forming habit, ‘Pink Mist’ works beautifully in flower borders, rockeries, cottage gardens, and containers, adding a romantic, airy touch. This hardy perennial thrives in sunny South African gardens with well-drained soil.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: 30 – 45 cm
• Spread: 30 – 50 cm
• Growth Habit: Clump-forming, compact perennial
• Growth Rate: Moderate

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun (essential for abundant flowering)
• Soil: Well-drained soil; tolerates sandy or loamy soils
• Water:
  • Moderate watering
  • Drought-tolerant once established
• Feeding: Light application of balanced fertiliser during active growth
• Maintenance:
  • Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering
  • Trim back in late autumn to maintain plant health

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

• Best Planting Time: Spring to early summer (September – November)
• Growing Season: Spring through autumn
• Flowering Season: Late spring to early autumn
• Climate Suitability: Temperate and subtropical regions
• Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Long-lasting, nectar-rich flowers
• Attracts pollinators
• Low-maintenance perennial
• Compact size ideal for borders and containers
• Adds soft pink colour to summer gardens

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Flower borders and edging
✔ Rockeries and cottage-style gardens
✔ Pollinator-friendly gardens
✔ Container planting on patios or balconies
✔ Informal or wildflower garden beds