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Scabiosa butterfly Blue / 2L
Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue'
Confirmed format: 2 Litre Pot
Plant Highlights: Lavender-blue pincushion flowers • Exceptionally long flowering season • Compact, mounding habit • Highly attractive to bees and butterflies • Excellent for borders and containers
Overview
Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue' is a compact herbaceous perennial renowned for its long-lasting display of delicate lavender-blue pincushion flowers. Blooming from late spring through to autumn with regular deadheading, it provides months of colour while attracting a wide variety of pollinating insects. Its neat, mounding habit makes it an excellent choice for sunny borders, gravel gardens, cottage-style planting and patio containers. The softly textured flowers also make charming additions to fresh cut flower arrangements.
Why We Love It
Few perennials flower for as long as 'Butterfly Blue'. Its compact habit and delicate flowers make it easy to combine with salvias, nepetas, roses and ornamental grasses, adding soft colour and movement to planting schemes over many months.
Plant Details
| Botanical Name | Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue' |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Pincushion Flower 'Butterfly Blue' |
| Plant Type | Herbaceous perennial |
| Foliage | Grey-green, finely divided leaves |
| Flower Colour | Lavender-blue |
| Flowering Season | Late spring to autumn |
| Position | Full sun |
| Soil | Well-drained soil |
| Habit | Compact, mounding, clump-forming |
| Mature Height | Approximately 30–40 cm |
| Mature Spread | Approximately 30–40 cm |
| Hardiness | RHS H5 (−15°C to −10°C). Requires well-drained soil to protect roots against winter wet. |
Growing Guide
| Planting & Position | Plant in a sunny position with well-drained soil. |
|---|---|
| Watering | Once established, Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue' tolerates short periods of dry weather, although watering during prolonged dry spells will encourage continued flowering, particularly in containers. |
| Pruning & Care | Remove spent blooms regularly to promote repeat flowering throughout the season. Cut back old foliage in late winter or early spring as fresh growth begins. |
Perfect For
- Sunny borders
- Gravel gardens
- Cottage-style planting
- Patio containers
- Fresh cut flower arrangements
Good to Know
- The nectar-rich flowers are highly attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects, making this an excellent choice for wildlife-friendly gardens.
Product Information
| Supplied Format | 2 Litre Pot |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Herbaceous perennial |
| Position | Best grown in full sun |
| Ideal For | Borders, gravel gardens, cottage gardens and patio containers |
| Key Feature | Valued for its lavender-blue flowers and exceptionally long flowering season |
Growing & care
- Plant type
- perennial
- Position & light
- Full sun
- Watering
- drought-tolerant
- Soil & drainage
- Well drained
- Mature size
- 40cm high· 40cm wide
- Flowering
- Purple· Blue· Multicolour
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