Scabiosa are ideal for summer blossoms; they produce eye-catching flowers on 32-inch stalks that are purple, violet, red, white, and pink. Each plant may produce up to 40 flowers, and they have an incredibly long vase life.
Because of their great range of hues and ease of growth, scabiosa are one of our favorite garden flowers. Scabiosa is one of the few flowers that can withstand the summer heat and can be started early in pots; however, fall planting of seeds will result in more plant flourishing.
Scabiosa can be directly seeded by scattering it over your garden space in the fall, followed by a light peat cover. Over the winter, they will sprout and expand gradually. The final image shows a 30-day-old Scabiosa that was straight seeded in late September. Because they resemble weeds, be careful not to pull them by accident when you're weeding your garden.
- Soil temperature: 65β75 degrees Fahrenheit
- Germination lighting: Light
- Germination days: 10 days
- Plant spread: 12 inches
- Plant height: Max 32''
- Plant type: Annual
- Maturation days: 80 days
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