Scabiosa Columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'

Pincushion Flower

Butterfly Blue pincushion flower carries lavender-blue flowerheads above a compact clump of divided foliage. Its extended flowering season brings light texture and pollinator activity to the front of a sunny border.

Its structure combines clumping growth and a mounded outline. Growth is moderate.

Choose a sunny, open site. Provide humus-rich, well-drained soil. Avoid winter waterlogging and remove spent flowers to encourage continued bloom.

Size
• Height: 12-18 in
• Width: 12-18 in

Hardiness
• USDA Zones: 5a–9b

Best Uses
• Border
• Mass Planting
• Rock Garden
• Container

Plant type

Perennial

Height

12-18 in

Width

12-18 in

Hardiness zones

5a–9b

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth rate

Moderate

Bloom time

Fall, Spring, Summer

Flower color

Lavender Blue

Leaf color

Green

Fall color

Green

Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Soil

Alkaline, Humus rich, Loamy, Sandy, Well Drained

Landscape use

Border, Container, Mass Planting, Rock Garden

Shape

Clumping, Mounding

Fruit

No

Fragrant

No

Deer resistant

Yes

Salt tolerant

No

Drought tolerant

Yes