Knautia arvensis
field scabious
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- size:
- 40 seeds
- available within:
- 3-4 days
- Position: full sun
- Soil: moderately fertile, well-drained, preferably alkaline soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: July to September
- Flower colour: bluish-lilac
- Other features: highly attractive to bees
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Bluish-lilac, honeycomb-like flowerheads on slender stems from July to September and hairy, dull green leaves. This beautiful native field scabious was once used to treat scabies and other skin ailments - hence its common name. Highly attractive to butterflies and bees, it's perfect for naturalising in a sunny wildflower garden, mixed or herbaceous border. - Garden care: When sowing seeds do not use a fertiliser since wildflowers prefer poor soils. In autumn after flowering cut the faded flowerheads down to the ground and compost the dead stems.
- Eventual Height: 1.5m
- Eventual Spread: 0.3m