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Key characteristics

Family: Caprifoliaceae
Height: 18 to 24 inches
Width: 12 to 18 inches
Flower color: Large soft lavender blue pincushion flowers with lighter center
Foliage color: Green lobed foliage forming a low mound
Bloom time: Late spring to late summer
Light: Full sun
Water: Moderate
Maintenance: Low; remove spent blooms regularly to encourage continued flowering and maintain a neat habit
Growing zone: USDA zones 3 to 7
Wildlife: Attracts bees butterflies and other pollinators

Perennials

Scabiosa caucasica 'Perfection Blue'

Perfection Blue Pincushion Flower

Scabiosa caucasica 'Perfection Blue' produces rounded pincushion flowers in clear lavender blue from late spring into summer, each bloom composed of densely packed white to soft pink central florets surrounded by broader outer petals that create a delicate, layered form. Slender stems hold the flowers above low clumps of softly textured green leaves that form a neat mound through the growing season.

The species originates from the Caucasus Mountains of eastern Europe and western Asia, where it grows in open meadows and mountain slopes.

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Late spring to late summer

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Sun Gardens
Pollinator Gardens
Containers

Companion plants

Coreopsis · Bearded irises · Bee balm · Yarrow · Ornamental grasses · Garden phlox

Design tip

Summer flowers carry the middle of the season, so place it where the bed needs color once spring bulbs fade. Give it open sun and room to fill out, and repeat it in threes or fives so the planting reads as one sweep instead of scattered dots.

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