General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 24-30 inches
Plant Spread: 12-14 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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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: all photos from my garden
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2011-07-15
the ivory
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2011-09-08
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2012-07-25
small plant (rooted slip)
Location: my garden 
Date: 2013-09-06
Comments:
  • Posted by gardengus (Indiana Zone 5b) on Oct 31, 2011 8:43 PM concerning plant:
    Planted a dozen plus seeds and only the white Ivory germinated? Not sure why.
Plant Events from our members
piksihk On August 1, 2018 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
chelle On March 8, 2015 Potted up
(2) two-finger paper
chelle From March 1, 2015 to March 7, 2015 Seeds germinated
In ambient room light.
chelle On February 28, 2015 Seeds sown
Room temp
antsinmypants On April 29, 2021 Plant emerged
antsinmypants On April 23, 2021 Seeds sown
In unheated greenhouse. Plug flat one row 18.
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