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Master Gardener Annual Plant Sale

April 11 - 14, 2019

Genus: Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’
Common Name: Pincushion flower
Description: - Lavender-blue, pincushion-like flowers sit atop wirey stems - Deer and drought resistant
Bloom Time: April to frost
Size: 12-18” high – 15” wide
Growth Rate:
Exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Zones 3 to 9
Soil: Medium, well drained soil
Uses: Look great grouped together or paired with other low growing plants, such as alyssum, salvias, sedum and low growing roses. Grow scabiosa in a rock garden with columbine and pinks.
Pincushion flower