Scabiosa Columbaria "Pink PinCushion Flower"15cmPot

🌸 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