This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
"Small wine-red buttons on airy stems on this long-flowering, dainty scabious - it will perform from June until late autumn if deadheaded even in drought"
I love these and bought 3 initially. One did brilliantly, beautiful reddish/burgandy flowers and lots of them, the others were a bit slower. This year two have come back really big clumps and I am buying more to use instead of my salvias which really don't seem to do so well. I am on chalk and they are in a sunny place.
Keen novice getting used to newish garde
South coast East
This is a lovely flower on wispy stems, but for some reason only survives one season in my garden
Wizlette
West Country
This is a lovely plant with a long flowering period.
SassieJ
East Anglia
Very healthy plant and a good price too.
Jooney
Milton Keynes
These plants were a big hit with the bees in my garden and were super hardy, flowering all through the very hot summer of 2018. They are very similar to Scabiosa, another bee favourite, just a little taller and a beautiful deep burgundy colour. Highly recommend these, they will be a staple in my garden : )
Emerald
Chelmsford
I ordered two plants to add to existing clump, they arrived in excellent condition and very well packaged. They did flower the first year though not profusely but I expect that this will improve now that they are fully established.
MrsB
West Yorkshire
I'm determined to get a number of healthy plants in the garden because it's a good plant, beautiful colour & great for pollinators but the plants I bought last year struggled to get established during the hot dry summer so haven't clumped up as much as I would have hoped. I will persevere if they come though the winter & I have high hopes for them.
Coppo
Nottinghamshire
A nice bee friendly plant for the smaller herbaceous border
SheffieldBob
Sheffield
Looked lovely in a mixed perennial boarder ...lasted ages ...strongly recommended
Good weather gardener
South coast
Great for wildlife
Florence
Leicestershire
95.7
la54
Hello, Many gardeners will suggest you take the dead-heading route to prolong the flowering, however as you have already discovered, the seed heads are really pretty - and they are a treat for the birds. The decision is yours.....
Helen
Linda
Hello, I suspect that the wet weather has killed them off as although these plants can tolerate low temperatures, they must have well drained soil.
Helen
yakamoz
Hello there Don't worry that you didn't cut it back in the autumn, but I would wait now and cut it back from March onwards. Hope this helps
kelly mackenzie
Hello Kelly, He did use a lot of plants in his garden - here is a list which includes most. Allium Purple Sensation Anthriscus Ravens Wing Aquilegia Ruby Port Astrantia Claret Carex testacea Cirsium rivulare atropurpureum Dahlia Dark Desire Euphorbia Fireglow Geranium Lily Lovell Geranium phaeum Samobor Geranium Phillipe Valpelle Geranium psilostemmon Geum Princess Juliana Gillenia trifoliata Hakonechloa macra Iris Dusky Challenger Iris Dutch Chocolate Iris Sultan's Palace Iris Superstition Iris Supreme Sultan Knautia macedonica Lavandula angustifolia Nepeta subsessilis Washfield Nepeta Walkers low Purple fennel - Giant Bronze Rodgersia pinnata Superba Rodgersia podophylla Salvia Mainacht Sedum matrona Stachys byzantina Stipa arundinacea (syn.Anemanthele lessoniana) Stipa gigantea Tulip Abu Hassan Tulip Ballerina Tulip Queen of Night Verbascum Helen Johnston I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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