Scabiosa cretica
Cretian Pincushion Flower
Scabiosa - or scabious - is an easy to look after spreading plant that attract butterflies. Leaves are grey-green in colour and the flowers, in a variety of colours, grow on upright stems and fade to a lighter shade towards the center. 'Scabiosa cretica' is a native to Crete, and will tolerate very dry conditions, and poor soil. The flowers are flattish and lavender coloured, and appear in late Spring to mid Summer. The foliage is silvery
Contributed by @tal2lifshitz
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Cretian Pincushion Flower
Latin name
Scabiosa cretica
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Caprifoliaceae
ph
7.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.45 M
0.50 M
Scabiosa cretica
Scabiosa - or scabious - is an easy to look after spreading plant that attract butterflies. Leaves are grey-green in colour and the flowers, in a variety of colours, grow on upright stems and fade to a lighter shade towards the center. 'Scabiosa cretica' is a native to Crete, and will tolerate very dry conditions, and poor soil. The flowers are flattish and lavender coloured, and appear in late Spring to mid Summer. The foliage is silvery
Flowering Season
From Early Summer TO Mid Autumn
Lavender flowers grow on upright stems and fade to a lighter shade towards the center. They can be bought in a variety of colours.
Planting Outdoors
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Put pot grown plants in the garden in spring.
Planting Outdoors autumn
From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn
Put pot grown plants in the garden in autumn..
Propagation by Seed
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Fill a seed tray with seed compost,water and allow to drain.Sprinkle seeds over the surface allowing roughly 25mm space between seeds and cover with a thin layer of compost. Put tray in a clear polythene bag and place on a windowsill. When seedlings show remove plastic bag.When the second pair of leaves appear on the seedlings thin out to 50mm spacing by removing the weakest looking plants. After 2 or 3 weeks and when danger of frost has passed plants can then be planted outside into required position.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
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