General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 20 inches
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light

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Common names
  • Pincushion Flower
  • Mourning Bride
  • Mournful Widow
  • Sweet Scabious
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Sixalix atropurpurea subsp. atropurpurea
  • Synonym: Scabiosa atropurpurea

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Location: My Garden, UK
Date: 2021-08-01
Location: In backyard, Elk Grove, CA
Date: 2014-4-15
Snowmaiden scabiosa

Date: 2007-10-11

Courtesy Outsidepride
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Location: In my garden
Date: Oct 11, 2007 8:55 AM

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

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