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Scabiosa atropurpurea Black Knight

Common name: Scabious, Pincushion Flower

-5 to -10°C
Good Cut Flowers
Scented
Good for Pollinators

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Dark and handsome with a sumptuous scent A wonderfully independent flower for trouble-free displays from June to October. Scabiosa are a cottage garden favourite, and this unusually coloured variety will also fit well into modern planting schemes, wildlife gardens, prairie planting and rockeries to name but a few. Blooms offer a rich source of nectar and are loved by pollinators – particularly bees and butterflies – who will add their animated beauty to your garden. Strong, slender flower stems make Scabiosa atropurpurea ‘Black Knight’ perfect for a vase too. The name ‘scabiosa’ harkens to the ancient medicinal use of the plants to treat what was once a common mite affliction – scabies. Etymology is from the Latin word ‘scabiousus’, meaning rough or itchy – which is the effect mites have upon the skin. A rather unpleasant association for such a beautiful and long admired flower! Scabiosa atropurpurea ‘Black Knight’ prefers well-drained soil of any type except chalk based. Plant in
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Key Information
Latin Name Scabiosa Black Knight YP
Common Name Scabious, Pincushion Flower
Hardiness H4 (-5 to -10°C)
Colour Red
Format Young Plants
Position Full-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 0.90 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.50
Soil Conditions Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Alkaline Neutral
Aspect South-facing
Scented Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

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