Knautia macedonica
Double pincushion flowers of deep violet crimson, resembling scabiosa, tops upright, bushy mound of deeply divided foliage. Prefers well drained soil. Flowers are excellent for cutting and drying. Good naturalizer.
Apparently the wildflower Knautia macedonica has no widely used common name among gardeners, except for its genus name Knautia, ...
Knautia macedonica (Macedonian Pincushion Flower)
100 (140)cm, Macedonian Pincushion Flower is a florifours perennial from mountain meadows in the Northern Balkan and SE Romania.
Melton Pastels Knautia [English]: Knautia macedonica 'Melton Pastels'
Meluchie [German]: Corchorus olitorius
Melville Island Hairgrass [English]: Deschampsia brevifolia
Melvin Johnson Daylily [English]: Hemerocallis 'Melvin Johnson' ...
Goes well with: Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster', Knautia macedonica, Verbena bonariensis, Veronicastrum virginicum f. album, Echinacea purpurea, Miscanthus sinensis 'Nippon'.
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Species and varieties
Knautia arvensis (Blue Buttons, Field Scabious)
Knautia macedonica (Macedonian Knapweed)
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 See also: Grass, Scabious, Pincushion flower, Gayfeather, Daisy
  
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