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Scabiosa columbaria
About
Scabiosa columbaria, called the small scabious or dwarf pincushion flower, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the genus Scabiosa, native to Europe, Africa, and western Asia, from Sweden to Angola. In the garden it is a short-lived deciduous perennial. In the wild in Europe it prefers to grow in calcareous grasslands.
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
Gardening tip
If you are planting the dwarf pincushion flower in your garden, keep in mind that it behaves as a short-lived deciduous perennial and naturally prefers calcareous, or chalky, grassland soils.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Scabiosa columbaria
- Slug
- scabiosa-columbaria
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Scabiosa
- Species
- columbaria
- Wikidata QID
- Q159263
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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