Buy Scabiosa 'Vivid Violet'

Also Known As

Vivid Violet Pincushion flower

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 15"
W: 18"

planting zones

4a-9b

2 inch wide, 4-6 inch deep tube | $12.95

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Scabiosa 'Vivid Violet' plant details

Scabiosa 'Vivid Violet' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In spring and summer purple flowers emerge. Attracts bees and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and regular - low water. Does well in gritty and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Scabiosa 'Vivid Violet'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: caprifoliaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 18 IN wide, 15 IN tall
Flowers: purple blooms in spring and summer
Uses: border plant, cottage garden, cutting garden, floriferous, long-blooming

GROWING CONDITIONS for Scabiosa 'Vivid Violet'

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular - low

Soil needs: gritty and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Scabiosa columbaria 'Vivid Violet' offers large, glowing violet-pink pincushion flowers on extra hardy plants with a low mounding habit. Very free-flowering blooming continuously from late spring to frost, especially with a little deadheading. Has shown good mildew resistance in trials. Vigorous grower. Great in sunny borders or containers. Popular with butterflies. Some drought tolerance. Deer resistant.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Vivid-Violet pincushion flowers top the 18" compact, MILDEW-RESISTANT mounds of this much-improved summer favorite ALL summer and into fall; a favorite enjoyed in vase, container or butterfly garden. S/M PP19260

By: Forestfarm

Dwarf form, very floriferous & MILDEW FREE really

By: Jockey Hill Nursery

Large, vivid violet pincushion flowers set atop low mounds of mildew resistance frilly foliage. Very heavy flowering and will bloom continuously from late spring to frost. Vigorous grower! Nice.