Description
Texas SmartScape Plant/Texas Adapted Plant
Common Name: Pincushion Flower, Scabiosa Butterfly Blue, Butterfly Blue
Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Zone: 5 to 9
Height: 1.00 to 1.50 feet
Spread: 1.00 to 1.50 feet
Bloom Time: April to first Frost
Bloom Description: Outer ring of frilly, flat petals and a paler domed center cushion with protruding stamens
Sun: Full sun, Part shade
Water: Medium, well-drained soil
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Showy, Lavender blue pincushion-like flowers (2″ across)
Leaf: Lobed gray-green leaves
Attracts: Butterflies
Tolerate: Deer resistant, Drought
