Almost black Scabious

That is such a pritty color it looks like a very deep red.

Spritz, is this the scabious you lost and have been trying to find?.....if so i just loaded some pic's of my scabious that i thought might be this one... have a look and see what you think... if so i can save you some seed :D

Yes and no, Angie. I have this one, but can't track down the other two...'Chilli Sauce' and 'Chilli Pepper'. The label advice on this has been changed this year - they've realised that it isn't as hardy as they thought! So they advise keeping seed or taking cuttings!

Thanks for the offer...I shall try to get some seed from it. :-)

are they the same but different cololurs??? because out of the plants i got from this pack of seeds i also have one that is orange and another that looks more pinky... will include photos when they are in full bloom they are just showing colour at the moment.

Well, I bought them as so-called 'hardy perennials' - but they weren't! The 'Chilli Black' had been in for two years, then died in the winter, the others were new last year.

I know there are annual ones that are lovely colours!

I'm not sure about mine to be honest... i grew them from seed i bought on Ebay, i thought they were perennial, but somethings can be borderline can't they... we did have a particually cold winter... there is an orangey red coloured one that is just coming into flower now... i would go get a picture of it but gues what?????......... yep pouring of rain!

And it was here until a few minutes ago - the sun is poking through the clouds, but as for how long, I can't guess!

I got a pic of the pinky one will load it a bit later for you to see... the flower not as big and plant not as strong as the black one... would make sense that not as hardy just by looking at it i think... must remeber to get some seeds...

OK...:-)