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Scabiosa atropurpurea Black Knight

Scabiosa atropurpurea Black Knight

Common name: Scabious, Pincushion Flower

Dark and handsome with a sumptuous scent

-5 to -10°C

Good Cut Flowers

Scented

Good for Pollinators

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A wonderfully independent flower for trouble-free displays from June to October. Scabiosa are a cottage garden favourite, and this unusually coloured variety will also fit well into modern planting schemes, wildlife gardens, prairie planting and rockeries to name but a few. Blooms offer a rich source of nectar and are loved by pollinators – particularly bees and butterflies – who will add their animated beauty to your garden. Strong, slender flower stems make Scabiosa atropurpurea ‘Black Knight’ perfect for a vase too. The name ‘scabiosa’ harkens to the ancient medicinal use of the plants to treat what was once a common mite affliction – scabies. Etymology is from the Latin word ‘scabiousus’, meaning rough or itchy – which is the effect mites have upon the skin. A rather unpleasant association for such a beautiful and long admired flower! Scabiosa atropurpurea ‘Black Knight’ prefers well-drained soil of any type except chalk based. Plant in full sun and these hardy, herbaceous perennials will reach a height of 90cm with a spread of around 50cm.

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Latin Name	Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Black Knight'
Common Name	Scabious, Pincushion Flower
Hardiness	H4 (-5 to -10°C)
Colour	Red
Format	Young Plants
Position	Full-Sun
Foliage	Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m)	0.90 m
Spread in Maturity (m)	0.50
Soil Conditions	Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity	Alkaline Neutral
Aspect	South-facing
Scented	Yes
Good for pots	Yes
Good for Rockeries	Yes
Good for wildlife	Yes
Good for pollinators	Yes
Good for cutting	Yes