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Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Black Cat'
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Scented
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
Dark, rich velvet, crimson, mini-pincushions on long, wiry stems – a must
All the scabious family are known for their reliability, long-flowering season and fantastic insect-friendly credentials.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Scented
Product details
- Type
- Hardy Annual
- Position
- Cutting Garden
- Soil
- Neutral - Alkaline
- Flowers
- June - August, 10-12 weeks from spring sowing
- Height
- 90cm (36in)
- Common name
- Sweet Scabious
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 45cm (18in)
- Cultivation
- Sow in autumn in gentle heat and overwinter seedlings somewhere cool and bright or sow in early-mid spring. Plant out in mid-late spring, spaced 30cm apart.
Care Tips
Pick or deadhead regularly. Like all annual scabious, this can be cut it back hard in the middle of it’s flowering season, reducing the plants by a quarter and in two weeks, the whole lot will be covered in flower again.
Flowering Time
June - August, 10-12 weeks from spring sowing
