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Succisa pratensis - Blue Buttons - Caprifoliaceae (The Honeysuckle Family)
Succisa pratensis - Blue Buttons - Succisa pratensis, known as blue buttons or devil's-bit scabious, is a perennial wildflower with globular, purple pincushions.
Succisa pratensis - Succisa pratensis, known as blue buttons or devil's-bit scabious, is a perennial wildflower with globular, purple pincushions.


 
15cm
Price: $21.99
Zone Hardiness: 7-11
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Flower Colour: Purple


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Succisa pratensis, also known as blue buttons or devil's-bit scabious is a perennial wildflower. Known for its up to 24 inch tall stems on which perch solitary one inch wide, globular, pincushion-like flowers in vibrant purple to blue that blooms from summer to early autumn. The flowers are nectar and pollen-rich and used medicinally in the past. Simple, lightly toothed foliage is produced at the base of the plant. An easy-care perennial that prefers moist and well-drained soil. Use in the sunny to part shade border, the pollinator garden, and as cut flowers. Pollinator attractor. Photo: Wikipedia.
Details
  • Class: Deciduous
  • Soil Moisture: Average
  • Flowering Time: Summer - Fall
  • Fragrant: No
  • Foliage Colour: Green
  • Deer Resistant: Unknown
  • Attracts: Butterflies, Bees
  • Habitat: Boggy meadows and moorland.
  • Geographical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
  • BC Native: No


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