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Scabiosa caucasica 'Fama Deep Blue'
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Loved by Garden Birds
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
Scabiosa caucasica 'Fama' is summer-flowering with huge, rich lavender-blue flowers
All the scabious family are known for their reliability, long flowering season and fantastic insect-friendly credentials.
On occasion we may need to send you an alternative variety to the one shown, which will be selected by our growing team to ensure its suitability. It will be of equal or greater value to the original. Please contact our customer service team if there are any problems.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Loved by Garden Birds
Product details
- Type
- Perennial
- Position
- Border (Middle)
- Soil
- Neutral - Alkaline
- Flowers
- June - October
- Height
- 60cm (24in)
- Group/Species
- caucasica
- Common name
- Caucasian Pincushion
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 45cm (18in)
- Cultivation
- Sow indoors in early spring or autumn. Sow seed thinly onto the surface of a good quality seed compost, lightly cover and keep soil moist. Seeds require gentle heat to germinate. Pot seedlings on and move to a cooler location before planting out.
Care Tips
Plant in moist but well-drained soil in a sunny, sheltered spot. Deadhead to prolong flowering. This will need staking in non-sheltered garden
Flowering Time
June - October
