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Scabiosa > Scabiosa japonica > Scabiosa japonica var. alpina

Scabiosa japonica

var. alpina


Alpine Japanese Pincushion Flower




Origin:  Japan.
Family
Caprifoliaceae
Genus
Scabiosa
Species
japonica
Variety
alpina
Height
20 cm
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
JuneJulyAugustSeptember
General Description
A beautiful herbaceous perennial with a long flowering period but biennial in nature
Landscape
Sunny rock gardens, boarders and mixed containers.
Shape
Tight compact habit.
Leaf Description
Low mounds of grey-green, almost fern looking foliage.
Flower Description
Small round flowers, pale lavender-blue in colour.
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