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'''''Scabiosa''''' ({{pron-en|skeɪbiˈoʊsə}})<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref> is a [[genus]] in the [[teasel]] Family [[Dipsacaceae]] of [[flowering plants]].  Many of the species in this genus have common names that include the word '''scabious'''; however some plants commonly known as scabious are currently classified in related genera such as ''[[Knautia]]'' and ''[[Succisa]]''; at least some of these were formerly placed in ''Scabiosa''.  Another common name for members of this genus is '''pincushion flowers'''.
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Members of this genus are native to [[Europe]] and [[Asia]].  Some species of ''Scabiosa'', notably [[small scabious]] (''S. columbaria'') and [[Mediterranean sweet scabious]] (''S. atropurpurea'') have been developed into cultivars for gardeners. 
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''Scabiosa'' plants have many small flowers of soft lavender blue, lilac or creamy white colour borne in a single head on a tall stalk.  Scabious flowers are nectar rich and attract a variety of [[insect]]s including [[Lepidoptera]] such as the [[Six-spot Burnet]] [[moth]]. ''Scabiosa'' species are also used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Grey Pug]].
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Scabiosa (Latin, itch, referring to medicinal use). Dipsacaceae. Scabious. Mourning Bride. Annual or perennial herbs, their base more or less woody, comprising some of the showy and commonly cultivated garden flowers.
 
Scabiosa (Latin, itch, referring to medicinal use). Dipsacaceae. Scabious. Mourning Bride. Annual or perennial herbs, their base more or less woody, comprising some of the showy and commonly cultivated garden flowers.
  
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In any moderately good garden soil a succession of flowers is produced from June until frost. The flowers are very serviceable for cutting purposes. Propagated by seed or division. Many of the perennial species act like biennials in cultivation, and often flower the first year from seed. S. atropurpurea is a common garden annual, of easy cultivation from seed.
 
In any moderately good garden soil a succession of flowers is produced from June until frost. The flowers are very serviceable for cutting purposes. Propagated by seed or division. Many of the perennial species act like biennials in cultivation, and often flower the first year from seed. S. atropurpurea is a common garden annual, of easy cultivation from seed.
  
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S. alpina, Linn. –Cephalaria alpina, Schrad. — S. elata, Hornem. –Cephalaria tatarica, Schrad. —S. lutea, Hort., is a perennial growing 5-7 ft. high : fls. yellow, not known botanically. G. 25: 442. Var. gigantea, Hort., is also offered in the trade. —S. tatarica, Linn. –Cephalaria tatarica, Schrad. R.B. 33:353.
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S. alpina, Linn. –Cephalaria alpina, Schrad. — S. elata, Hornem. –Cephalaria tatarica, Schrad. —S. lutea, Hort., is a perennial growing 5-7 ft. high : fls. yellow, not known botanically. Var. gigantea, Hort., is also offered in the trade. —S. tatarica, Linn. –Cephalaria tatarica, Schrad.
 
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*''[[Scabiosa atropurpurea]]'' - Mourning bride, Egyptian rose, Mournful widow, Mediterranean sweet scabious. A hybrid cultivar?
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*''[[Scabiosa canescens]]'' - Fragrant scabious
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*''[[Scabiosa caucasica]]'' - Caucasian pincushion flower
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*''[[Scabiosa columbaria]]'' - Pigeon scabious, Pincushion flower, Small scabious, Dove pincushion; found wild on chalk [[downland]] in SE [[England]]
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*''[[Scabiosa graminifolia]]''
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*''[[Scabiosa incisa]]''
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*''[[Scabiosa lucida]]'' - Glossy scabious
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*''[[Scabiosa maritima]]''
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*''[[Scabiosa minoana]]''
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*''[[Scabiosa ochroleuca]]'' - Yellow scabious, Cream pincushions
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*''[[Scabiosa palaestrina]]'' - Balkan pincushions
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*''[[Carmel daisy|Scabiosa prolifera]]'' - Carmel daisy
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*''[[Scabiosa stellata]]'' - Sweet scabious, starflower pincushions, Paper moon (variety).
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*''[[Scabiosa triandra]]'' - Southern scabious
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*''[[Scabiosa vestina]]''
  
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 
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Scabiosa columbaria Pink Mist


Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial, annual
Cultivation
Features: ✓ flowers
Flower features: ❀ blue, purple, white
Scientific Names

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Scabiosa (pronounced /skeɪbiˈoʊsə/)[1] is a genus in the teasel Family Dipsacaceae of flowering plants. Many of the species in this genus have common names that include the word scabious; however some plants commonly known as scabious are currently classified in related genera such as Knautia and Succisa; at least some of these were formerly placed in Scabiosa. Another common name for members of this genus is pincushion flowers.

Members of this genus are native to Europe and Asia. Some species of Scabiosa, notably small scabious (S. columbaria) and Mediterranean sweet scabious (S. atropurpurea) have been developed into cultivars for gardeners.

Scabiosa plants have many small flowers of soft lavender blue, lilac or creamy white colour borne in a single head on a tall stalk. Scabious flowers are nectar rich and attract a variety of insects including Lepidoptera such as the Six-spot Burnet moth. Scabiosa species are also used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Grey Pug.


Read about Scabiosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Scabiosa (Latin, itch, referring to medicinal use). Dipsacaceae. Scabious. Mourning Bride. Annual or perennial herbs, their base more or less woody, comprising some of the showy and commonly cultivated garden flowers.

Leaves entire, dentate-lobate or dissected: heads terminal, depressed subglobose or ovoid-conical, pedunculate or rarely sessile in a dichotomous infl.; bracts of the involucre l-2-rowed, herbaceous: fls. blue, rose, yellowish, or white; calyx bristly; corolla-limb 4-5-cleft, subequal or frequently oblique or 2-lipped; stamens 4, very rarely 2: achene adnate to the involucel at the base or up to the middle.—About 70 species, Eu., Asia, and Afr., rare in the tropics.

In any moderately good garden soil a succession of flowers is produced from June until frost. The flowers are very serviceable for cutting purposes. Propagated by seed or division. Many of the perennial species act like biennials in cultivation, and often flower the first year from seed. S. atropurpurea is a common garden annual, of easy cultivation from seed.

S. alpina, Linn. –Cephalaria alpina, Schrad. — S. elata, Hornem. –Cephalaria tatarica, Schrad. —S. lutea, Hort., is a perennial growing 5-7 ft. high : fls. yellow, not known botanically. Var. gigantea, Hort., is also offered in the trade. —S. tatarica, Linn. –Cephalaria tatarica, Schrad. CH


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Species

Among others:

Gallery

  • Scabiosa atropurpurea.jpg
  • Scabiosa ochroleucaG2.jpg
  • Scabiosa graminifolia.JPG
  • Scabiosa stellata.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607

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