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Scabiosa japonica var. alpina |
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| | Rock garden specimen |
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| | Trough specimen |
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| Synonym(s) |
Lomelosia japonica var. alpina |
| Common name |
pincushion flower |
| Family |
dipsacaceae |
| Life cycle |
biennial/perennial (Z4-8) |
| Flowers |
lilac blue (summer) |
| Size |
8-12" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
well-drained soil, drought-tolerant |
| Seed ripens | late July |
Short-lived perennial with lavender-blue flowers held above divided foliage. One of our second-year plants lives in our rock garden, and has stayed quite small so far. The other one, in a hypertufa trough, is starting to expand and exert itself a little more.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Scabiosa japonica var. alpina
- Seed for var. alpina from NARGS '12/'13 exchange, cold-stored. Baggy 35F (12w; 14%G, 9w - but no development) - 70F (57%G, 3-5d)
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