Pink Mist giga blue pincushion flower
Scabiosa columbaria 'Pink Mist'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size12 to 18 inches tall12 to 18 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
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Notes
'Pink Mist' giga blue pincushion flower (Scabiosa columbaria 'Pink Mist') is a perennial for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows 12 to 18 inches tall and wide and blooms in pink. Butterflies visit the flowers, and the plant tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Nepeta, Feather reed grass, and Sea holly.