Scabiosa stellata 'Sternkugel'
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
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Super productive variety
Easy to grow
Grow this variety of scabious for its glamorous, papery globe seed heads which are beautiful and delicate fresh, but also dry
You can spray them lightly with hairspray to make them more robust. Self-seed gently at the front of a border from one year to the next.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
Product details
- Type
- Hardy Annual
- Position
- Cutting Garden
- Soil
- Neutral - Alkaline
- Flowers
- June - October
- Height
- 75cm (30in)
- Common name
- Drumstick Scabious
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 30cm (12in)
- Cultivation
- Sow indoors in early spring or autumn. Sow seed thinly, lightly cover and keep moist. Seeds require gentle heat to germinate. Pot on and move to a cooler location before planting out. G
Care Tips
Grow in well-drained soil in sun to partial shade. As well as the cutting garden they also work well among a range of plants in a mixed herbaceous border.
Flowering Time
June - October
