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The '''Caucasian scabious''' or '''Caucasian pincushion flower''' (''Scabiosa caucasica'') is a [[species]] of [[scabious]].
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Scabiosa caucasica, Bieb. A hardy perennial 18 in. high: lvs. glaucous or whitish, the lower lanceolate-linear, acute, the upper cut and divided: heads flattish: fls. light blue. June-Oct. Caucasus Mts.  
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Scabiosa caucasica, Bieb. A hardy perennial 18 in. high: lvs. glaucous or whitish, the lower lanceolate-linear, acute, the upper cut and divided: heads flattish: fls. light blue. June-Oct. Caucasus Mts. Gn. 35, p. 121. G. 4:423; 25:443. Gn.W. 23:481; 26:171. Var. alba, Hort., has white fls. G. 29:71. G.M. 38:839. There is also a form of this, var. alba perfecta, Hort., which is offered in the trade—possibly the same as var. perfecta. Var. magnifica, Hort., is a large-fld. form with deep lavender-blue fls. Gn. 77, p. 445; 78:58. G.M. 56:674. Var. pallida, Hort., has silver-gray foliage. Var. perfecta, Hort., has large fringed fls. G.W. 3, p. 587.
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Var. alba, Hort., has white fls. There is also a form of this, var. alba perfecta, Hort., which is offered in the trade—possibly the same as var. perfecta.  
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Var. magnifica, Hort., is a large-fld. form with deep lavender-blue fls.  
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Var. pallida, Hort., has silver-gray foliage.  
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Var. perfecta, Hort., has large fringed fls.
 
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==Varieties==
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*''S. caucasica'' Blue Perfection (blue flower)
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*''S. caucasica'' Bressingham white (white flower)
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*''S. caucasica'' Claire Greaves  (lavender blue flower)
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*''S. caucasica'' Clive Greaves (mauve flower)
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*''S. caucasica'' Compliment (large blue flower)
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*''S. caucasica'' Fama (large lavender blue flower)
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*''S. caucasica'' Floral Queen (light blue flower)
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*''S. caucasica'' Loddon white (white flower)
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*''S. caucasica'' Miss Willmott (white flower)
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*''S. caucasica'' Moonbeam Blue (dark blue flower)
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*''S. caucasica'' Mrs Isaac House (creamy white flower)
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*''S. caucasica'' Perfecta (dark lavender blue flower)
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*''S. caucasica'' Perfecta alba blanc (white flower)
  
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 
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Latest revision as of 19:29, 19 May 2010


Scabiosa caucasica - Caucasian pincushion flower


Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: ⇕ 20 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. to 36 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
Width: ⇔ 16 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 16. to 18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Bloom: ❀ early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun, part-sun
Features: ✓ flowers
USDA Zones: 4 to 10
Flower features: ❀ red, blue, purple, pink, white
Scientific Names

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Scabiosa >

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The Caucasian scabious or Caucasian pincushion flower (Scabiosa caucasica) is a species of scabious.


Read about Scabiosa caucasica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Scabiosa caucasica, Bieb. A hardy perennial 18 in. high: lvs. glaucous or whitish, the lower lanceolate-linear, acute, the upper cut and divided: heads flattish: fls. light blue. June-Oct. Caucasus Mts.

Var. alba, Hort., has white fls. There is also a form of this, var. alba perfecta, Hort., which is offered in the trade—possibly the same as var. perfecta.

Var. magnifica, Hort., is a large-fld. form with deep lavender-blue fls.

Var. pallida, Hort., has silver-gray foliage.

Var. perfecta, Hort., has large fringed fls. CH


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Among others, there are:

  • S. caucasica Blue Perfection (blue flower)
  • S. caucasica Bressingham white (white flower)
  • S. caucasica Claire Greaves (lavender blue flower)
  • S. caucasica Clive Greaves (mauve flower)
  • S. caucasica Compliment (large blue flower)
  • S. caucasica Fama (large lavender blue flower)
  • S. caucasica Floral Queen (light blue flower)
  • S. caucasica Loddon white (white flower)
  • S. caucasica Miss Willmott (white flower)
  • S. caucasica Moonbeam Blue (dark blue flower)
  • S. caucasica Mrs Isaac House (creamy white flower)
  • S. caucasica Perfecta (dark lavender blue flower)
  • S. caucasica Perfecta alba blanc (white flower)

Gallery

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References

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