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Scabiosa columbaria 'Pink Mist' (Pincushion Flower) - Perennial to 18" tall with distinctive pink flower color, large and dense inflorescences, prolific and continuous flowering, compact growth habit, and near sterility.
Plant in full sun, water regularly. Avoid overhead water to reduce mildew.
Scabiosa columbaria is a widespread species found in grasslands, savannas, and rocky slopes from South Africa north to Ethiopia, northern Africa, Europe, and western Asia. The cultivar 'Pink Mist' is a color mutation from the propular Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue'. It was selected at Walberton Nursery in West Sussex, England, from a number of naturally occurring mutations of 'Butterfly Blue' and received US Plant Patent PP8,957 in October 1994, which has since expired. We grew this plant from 1997 until 2002.
The information displayed on this page about Scabiosa columbaria 'Pink Mist' is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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