Pincushion Flower 'Butterfly Blue'

Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'

Pincushion Flower 'Butterfly Blue' is a perennial for edging, mid-border, suited to full sun and loam, sandy soil or chalk, flowering Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.

Where to use it in a border

At around 35 cm, it sits best along the front edge, where a low, spreading habit reads best. Give it about 35 cm of room to spread, roughly 3 to the metre when planted in a drift. It is hardy across USDA zones 5a to 9a and rated H7 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.

It appears in our lists of full sun, sandy soil, chalk soil, pollinator-friendly plants, pet-safe plants.

Border Builder uses Pincushion Flower 'Butterfly Blue''s height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.

Flowering through the year

Worth knowing

• Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.

Good companions

Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:

• Allium 'Purple Sensation'to flower when it does not
• American Wisteria 'Amethyst Falls'for height behind it
• Apple 'Bramley's Seedling'for height behind it
• Apple 'Cox's Orange Pippin'for height behind it
• Blueberryfor height behind it
• Camasto flower when it does not

Garden styles

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