Black Knight Scabiosa Pincushion Flower Seeds

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This almost-black beauty is equally at home in formal and cottage gardens. Scabiosa blooms for an exceptionally long time, is fairly drought tolerant, and is very attractive to bees and butterflies. Long stems are great for fresh cut flowers. Dried seed heads also add interest to flower arrangements. A top-notch garden cultivar since the 1600s when it was known as 'Blackmoor's Beauty' or 'Mournful Widow'.

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Botanical Name: Scabiosa atropurpurea

Family: Caprifoliaceae

Native: Africa, Asia, Europe

Hardiness: Perennial in USDA zones 10 and warmer, although usually grown as an annual.

Plant Dimensions: 18"–24" tall, 18" wide

Variety Information: Very dark burgundy flowers reveal contrasting white stigmas as flowers mature, resembling pincushions.

Exposure: Full sun to part shade

Bloom Period: Summer to frost

Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Cut Flower, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant

When to Sow Outside: 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date.

When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date. Ideal soil temperature for germination is 60°–70°F.

Days to Emerge: 10–15 days

Seed Depth: ⅛"

Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 12"

Thinning: When 1" tall, thin to 1 every 12"

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Black Knight Scabiosa Pincushion Flower Seeds Reviews

4 reviews

Scabiosa Black Knight

Jul 20, 2018

I saw this plant at Denver Botanic Gardens and was so excited to see you had it in the catalog. It came up beautifully and is just as imagined.

Nadia Kessler

strange

Jul 15, 2019

I'm not sure if anyone else had this experience, but last fall I sowed all the seed from one packet of these (2018 seed) and they've just bloomed and are ALL WHITE. No color at all in them. They're lovely, just the opposite of what I was expecting...

A Lucey

Owner Response: Thank you for letting us know about this issue. We do not have any other report of any similar issues with this seed. A customer service specialist will be contacting you shortly to help with the issue. Thank you, again.

Didn't work out

Aug 28, 2019

Again no flowers yet

Patricia C Tompkins

Owner Response: Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with this cultivar. Like many perennials, these do take some time to flower and starting them indoors can be really helpful in speeding up flowering. An abundance of nitrogen can also result in lush plants with little to no flowers. Please feel free to contact our horticulturists with questions at any time, horticulturist@botanicalinterests.com.

long lasting dark beauty

Sep 14, 2019

Started seed indoors, put transplants outside. Very long blooming period as mentioned. I staked my plants and they had a dozen heads that bloomed in a row. So pretty and a great contrasting flower against my pink garden phlox and peach four o'clocks.

Tam