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Scabiosa (Scabiosa caucasica)

Butterfly blue pin-cushion flower-actually, I'd call it periwinkle blue!



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It is a gorgeous blue and very pretty, I have a Mauve one on my little Rockery seems to have been flowering ages too! did you grow yours from seeds?

13 Aug, 2012

 

I got this one at the nursery, the squirrels dug up the pot where I had my blue ones planted! I did get black ones from seed,though:)

15 Aug, 2012

 

I do like the black ones too especially amongst pastel shades;0)

15 Aug, 2012

 

Thank you, they were a surprise gift from the seed co. :)

16 Aug, 2012

 

Lovely flower and colour :)))

16 Aug, 2012

 

Thank you Kat, they're my favorite color- I had to have some the moment I first saw one!:)

16 Aug, 2012

 

Now I understand that Violet Eyes :)))

16 Aug, 2012



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