Butterfly Blue Scabiosa

Relish in bucolic days spent frolicking in the sunshine with family and friends. Surround yourself with soft color and appreciate your place in your local ecology.

How can you achieve this utopian setting in your landscape or balcony? Surround yourself with dreamy, lavender-blue flowers all season long!

With a long blooms period, Butterfly Blue Scabiosa (Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue') is a beloved garden favorite that works remarkably well in the modern garden. Use them en masse to create the perfect ribbon of color to edge your borders and along the length of your walkways.

Scabiosa is also known as Pincushion Flower due to the cute little white "pins" that stick out of the lovely blue flower petals. The darling flowering stems have been a staple in cut flower arrangements, because trimming them regularly to remove spent blooms actually encourages rebloom.

Plant these compact, clump-forming perennials where you and your garden guests can view them up close. These blue, pincushion-like flowers are held atop wiry stems and demand close-up attention since they are so intriguing.

Keep them as a long-lasting, cheerful potted plant to decorate small space gardens and rock gardens. Provide well-drained soil, full sun...and a bit of afternoon shade in the warmest climates.

Create an amazing contrast with gold-colored flowers like Daylilies, Coronation Gold Yarrow or Coreopsis. Or stick with blue-toned blooms like Baptisia, Bluebeard and Stokesia.

It's long period of bloom time makes Butterfly Blue Scabiosa great for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. This compact perennial produces a bounty of flowers that attract pollinators all summer and into fall.

Easy to grow Scabiosa Butterfly Blue plants are insect and disease resistant and bloom from May to frost. Water it regularly throughout the warmer months to increase its overall performance.

This durable cultivar is a nice choice for beginners. Why not gift them as a thoughtful housewarming present?

Rework your foundation planting to include their charming blue toned flowers. A pair of large containers flanking either side of your entryway makes a light-hearted way to greet guests.

Keep your circle of loved ones, your garden visitors and your vases happy with the lavish blooms of Butterfly Blue Scabiosa. Place your order today and add the outstanding flower power of these perennial plants!