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|common_name=Caucasian pincushion flower
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The '''Caucasian scabious''' or '''Caucasian pincushion flower''' (''Scabiosa caucasica'') is a [[species]] of [[scabious]].
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Scabiosa caucasica, Bieb. A hardy perennial 18 in. high: lvs. glaucous or whitish, the lower lanceolate-linear, acute, the upper cut and divided: heads flattish: fls. light blue. June-Oct. Caucasus Mts.  
Scabiosa caucasica, Bieb. A hardy perennial 18 in. high: lvs. glaucous or whitish, the lower lanceolate-linear, acute, the upper cut and divided: heads flattish: fls. light blue. June-Oct. Caucasus Mts. Gn. 35, p. 121. G. 4:423; 25:443. Gn.W. 23:481; 26:171. Var. alba, Hort., has white fls. G. 29:71. G.M. 38:839. There is also a form of this, var. alba perfecta, Hort., which is offered in the trade—possibly the same as var. perfecta. Var. magnifica, Hort., is a large-fld. form with deep lavender-blue fls. Gn. 77, p. 445; 78:58. G.M. 56:674. Var. pallida, Hort., has silver-gray foliage. Var. perfecta, Hort., has large fringed fls. G.W. 3, p. 587.
 
Var. alba, Hort., has white fls. There is also a form of this, var. alba perfecta, Hort., which is offered in the trade—possibly the same as var. perfecta.  
 
Var. magnifica, Hort., is a large-fld. form with deep lavender-blue fls.  
 
Var. pallida, Hort., has silver-gray foliage.  
 
Var. perfecta, Hort., has large fringed fls.
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==Cultivation==
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==Species==
 
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==Varieties==
Among others, there are:
*''S. caucasica'' Blue Perfection (blue flower)
*''S. caucasica'' Bressingham white (white flower)
*''S. caucasica'' Claire Greaves  (lavender blue flower)
*''S. caucasica'' Clive Greaves (mauve flower)
*''S. caucasica'' Compliment (large blue flower)
*''S. caucasica'' Fama (large lavender blue flower)
*''S. caucasica'' Floral Queen (light blue flower)
*''S. caucasica'' Loddon white (white flower)
*''S. caucasica'' Miss Willmott (white flower)
*''S. caucasica'' Moonbeam Blue (dark blue flower)
*''S. caucasica'' Mrs Isaac House (creamy white flower)
*''S. caucasica'' Perfecta (dark lavender blue flower)
*''S. caucasica'' Perfecta alba blanc (white flower)


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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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Latest revision as of 19:29, 19 May 2010

 Scabiosa caucasica subsp. var.  Caucasian pincushion flower
Scabiosa caucasica - Caucasian pincushion flower
The query description has an empty condition.: herbaceous
Height: ⇕ to
Width: ⇔ to
20in36in 16in18in
Height: ⇕ 20 in to 36 in
Width: ⇔ 16 in to 18 in
The query description has an empty condition.: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈
Poisonous: ☠
Bloom: ❀ early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall
The query description has an empty condition.: ☼ sun, part-sun
The query description has an empty condition.: ◍
Features: ✓ flowers
Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place
Minimum Temp: ☃ °F
USDA Zones: 4 to 10
Sunset Zones:
Flower features: ❀ red, blue, purple, pink, white
Dipsacaceae > Scabiosa caucasica var. ,



The Caucasian scabious or Caucasian pincushion flower (Scabiosa caucasica) is a species of scabious.


Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Scabiosa caucasica, Bieb. A hardy perennial 18 in. high: lvs. glaucous or whitish, the lower lanceolate-linear, acute, the upper cut and divided: heads flattish: fls. light blue. June-Oct. Caucasus Mts.

Var. alba, Hort., has white fls. There is also a form of this, var. alba perfecta, Hort., which is offered in the trade—possibly the same as var. perfecta.

Var. magnifica, Hort., is a large-fld. form with deep lavender-blue fls.

Var. pallida, Hort., has silver-gray foliage.

Var. perfecta, Hort., has large fringed fls. CH


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Among others, there are:

  • S. caucasica Blue Perfection (blue flower)
  • S. caucasica Bressingham white (white flower)
  • S. caucasica Claire Greaves (lavender blue flower)
  • S. caucasica Clive Greaves (mauve flower)
  • S. caucasica Compliment (large blue flower)
  • S. caucasica Fama (large lavender blue flower)
  • S. caucasica Floral Queen (light blue flower)
  • S. caucasica Loddon white (white flower)
  • S. caucasica Miss Willmott (white flower)
  • S. caucasica Moonbeam Blue (dark blue flower)
  • S. caucasica Mrs Isaac House (creamy white flower)
  • S. caucasica Perfecta (dark lavender blue flower)
  • S. caucasica Perfecta alba blanc (white flower)

Gallery

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