Scabious are famously popular with butterflies and these flowers are also attractive to beneficial insects, bees and other pollinators. Grows to 60cm tall and 45cm across in full sun and well-drained soils. Produces very large pale blue flowers from June to October.
This plant won't thrive in wet heavy soils over winter so treat as an annual or grow in a pot with good drainage.
Garden Scabious / Scabiosa caucasica 'Perfection Blue'
Position: Flower border / Container
Flowering months: Jun / Jul / Aug / Sep / Oct
Light: Full sun / Mix of sun and shade
Soil: Clay / Loam / Chalk / Sand
Tested in our local soil (t.i.o.l.s.): Yes (but avoid heavy clay)
Drainage: Well drained / Moist but well-drained (never waterlogged)
Life cycle: Perennial (lives for many years)
Hardiness: Fully hardy (in Bristol winters)
Over winter: Dies back (deciduous)