Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue' (Pot Size: 2 Litre Pot)
Scabiosa ‘Butterfly Blue’ is a haven of refuge for wildlife, a beautifully powerful perennial that is a bee-magnet and a landing pad for all pollinating insects! A compact, mound forming semi-evergreen perennial which has a larger than average pincushion blooms. The delicate informal shape of blooms born on lance shaped, grey-green leaves look absolutely fantastic against a worn brick wall or a backdrop of gravel to set off a stunning country garden aesthetic. The vibrant yet elegant mauve-blue lends itself to many a garden design! Our head grower selected the Scabiosa ‘Butterfly Blue’ for it’s versatility and he felt that it makes an impactful ‘filler’ plant among beds and borders that is easy to maintain.
This versatile yet hardy perennial is informal in shape and its compact form lends itself to a country cottage garden or rockery perfectly, as well as suiting urban gardens, prairie gardens, pots, containers or wildflower gardens.
This dwarf pincushion flower is ideal for under planting in your borders beneath taller shrubs or roses. Once in its ideal location, it will throw out its butterfly loving blooms all Summer long. It’s blooms also hold seeds for birds, so it really does encourage a wealth of activity in your garden!
When the flowers look spent, you can offer it a quick deadhead, and it will show again between June and the first frost in around September. Our Scabiosa is nectar-rich, brings wildlife and requires very low maintenance so it is sure to win your heart in no time!