Scabiosa Kudo Pink
£12.00
notes
Recently bred in Japan, the enchanting Scabiosa incisa Kudo Pink is particularly prized for its larger than normal flowers. Reassuringly it has lost none of the distinctive prettiness of all Scabious - the pin cushion centre encircled by charmingly ruffled petals. Irresistible to bees and butterflies, it looks marvellous at the front of a herbaceous border or in containers.
Dimensions
- Pot size: 3L
- Height and Spread: 50cm (1ft8in) x 35cm (1ft6in) after 2-5 years
Features
notes
Recently bred in Japan, the enchanting Scabiosa incisa Kudo Pink is particularly prized for its larger than normal flowers. Reassuringly it has lost none of the distinctive prettiness of all Scabious - the pin cushion centre encircled by charmingly ruffled petals. Irresistible to bees and butterflies, it looks marvellous at the front of a herbaceous border or in containers.
Insights
Wild Scabiosa are surprisingly a member of the teasel family, found throughout Europe and common in Britain, proliferating especially on chalky downland. They are a familiar but beloved wild flower, the attractive heads held high above their deeply cut foliage and above surrounding grasses in wildflower meadows.
Details
Long lasting flowers appear from June to September.
Planting
- Well drained, fertile, moist soil
- South or west facing
- Full sun
Care
If you have not cut them for arrangements, deadhead the flowers once they are spent to encourage further flowers. Cut back dead stalks in autumn.
Glossary
Pollinator Garden
