Yellow Giant Scabious (Cephalaria gigantea) - Garden.org

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Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 9b
Plant Height:	Leaves 40 cm - Flowers 180 cm
Plant Spread:	50-80 cm
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Yellow
Flower Time:	Summer Late summer or early fall
Uses:	Cut Flower
Propagation: Seeds:	Stratify seeds: 4 weeks Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds thin Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors

Common names

Yellow Giant Scabious
Giant Scabious
Giant Pincushion Flower

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Location: Helmsley Walled Garden, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-24

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Location: Helmsley Walled Garden, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-24

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Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada
Date: 2021-10-06

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Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2011-06-15

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Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2022-06-12

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Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2014-06-14

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Location: Botanical Garden Cologne (Germany)

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Location: The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2023-06-22

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Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2015-06-21

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Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-08-22

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Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2014-06-14
The usual view of Cephalaria gigantea!

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Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2012-12-06

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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

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Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery

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photo credit: Cillas

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Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2014-06-15

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Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2014-06-15

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Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2014-06-15

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Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2014-06-15

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Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2014-06-15

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Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-08-01

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Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2012-12-06

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Courtesy Seeds of Victoria

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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

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Courtesy Gardens in the Wood of Grassy Creek

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Comments:

Posted by growitall (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) on Dec 6, 2012 11:21 PM concerning plant:

An extremely tall (~8' here) perennial with sturdy stems; despite its imposing size, it is rather "airy" and hard to photograph! The basal plant is also huge, with 3-4 foot long arching stems.

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Cephalaria alpina, not Cephalaria gigantea by growitall	Jun 17, 2014 10:51 PM	2

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