Scabiosa atropurpurea

Find help & information on Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Chile Black' sweet scabious 'Chile Black' Herbaceous Perennial from the RHS

Scabiosa atropurpurea is one of the longest-flowering and most glamorous of flowers that you can grow from seed. With 7.5cm (3in) wide blooms and strong stems, ‘Oxford Blue’ is a reselected form that

In autumn you can start preparing your flower garden for spring next year - this article shows you which flower seeds to sow now to fill the May flower gap.

Scabious (also known as pincushion flowers) make for reliable and beautiful cut flowers, with a long-flowering season. Perfect for pollinators too. Shop now

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Grew these last year for my daughter's September wedding. (Grew a whole mix of things from within a colour palette.) Germinated well, grew well

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Scabiosa atropurpurea is one of the longest-flowering and most glamorous of flowers that you can grow from seed. 'Tall Double Rose-Pink' blooms have delicate petals that surround a domed, dark centre

Scabiosa Atropurpurea. Sweet Scabious Class and Order: Tetrandria Monogynia. Generic Character: Cal. communis polyphyllus; proprius duplex, superus. Recept. paleaceum nudum. Specific Character a...