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| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Dipsacaceae (Teasels) |
| Origin: Europe, Central (Europe) |
| Flower Color: Pink |
| Bloomtime: Summer |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 2-3 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Deer Tolerant: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: <15° F |
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Scabiosa columbaria 'Pink Mist' (Pincushion Flower) - Perennial to 18" tall with distinctive pink flower color, large and dense inflorescences, prolific and continuous flowering, compact growth habit, and near sterility.This cultivar is a color mutation from the Scabiosar 'Butterfly Blue'. The new cultivar was selected at Walberton Nursery in West Sussex, England, from a number of naturally-occurring mutants from Scabious cultivar Butterfly Blue Beauty. Received US Plant Patent PP8,957 in October 1994 and this patent has since expired. We grew this plant from 1997 until 2002.
This information about Scabiosa columbaria 'Pink Mist' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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