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Products > Scabiosa farinosa
 
Scabiosa farinosa - Dwarf Pincushion Bush
   
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Shrub
Family: Dipsacaceae (Teasels)
Origin: Tunisia (Africa)
Evergreen: Yes
Flower Color: Lavender Blue
Bloomtime: Spring/Summer
Height: 1-2 feet
Width: 2-3 feet
Exposure: Sun or Shade
Summer Dry: Yes
Deer Tolerant: Yes
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F
Scabiosa farinosa (Dwarf Pincushion Bush) - This evergreen subshrub forms a rounded mound that reaches 18 to 24 inches tall and as wide with dark, glossy green leaves. The lavender blue pincushion flowers are borne in tight clumps on 4 inch tall stalks in spring and summer. Plant in sun or part shade with moderate to very little irrigation. Hardy to 20° F. A great little easy care mounding shrub with dark green almost plastic looking foliage. The flowers are a nectar source for butterflies. This plant comes from the hot mediterranean climate of Tunisia in northern Africa. We first received this plant from UCSB biology greenhouse manager John Bleck in 1988 and have been growing it ever since.  Information displayed on this page about  Scabiosa farinosa is based on the research conducted about it in our library and from reliable online resources. We also note those observations we have made of this plant as it grows in the nursery's garden and in other gardens, as well how crops have performed in our nursery field. We will incorporate comments we receive from others, and welcome to hear from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.