Scabious
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Scabious (Scabiosa) - Annual, biennial, and perennial plants, forming by far the largest proportion of the Teasel family cultivated in our gardens.
Giant Scabious
Cephalaria gigantea
Genus: Cephalaria
Species: gigantea ...
The Devil's Bit Scabious is almost as common a plant as the preceding species, but is more often to be found in open meadows and on heaths than in the hedgerow and the cornfield.
Blue Buttons, Field Scabious
Scientific Name: Knautia arvensis (L.) Coult.
Synonym: Scabiosa arvensis
Family: Dipsacaceae ...
( Pinkushion Grass-leaved Scabious )
Scabiosa graminifolia is a mat-forming, evergreen perennial with linear, grass-like leaves that are entire, medium green, to 6 inches long, and covered with tufts of silvery hairs.
Cephalaria gigantea Syn.: Cephalaria tatarica vernac. Giant scabious , Yellow scabious
Sussex, 23 June
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- Giant Scabious
Cephalaria gigantea
Height: 2 m. Spread: 1 to 1.5 m. Location: full sun; moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Cultivation: does not need staking; prune to the ground in fall; combines well with ornamental grasses and Buddleja.
The Small Scabious (Scabiosa columbaria ) is native to southern Europe, northeast Africa, & western Asia, where it grows typically in dry chalk grasslands.
devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis)
field scabious (Knautia arvensis)
hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)
hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium)
knapweeds (Centaurea spp.)
mallow (Malva sylvestris)
teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) ...
The scabiouses like neutral to slightly alkaline conditions, so they will benefit from the addition of lime to the soil. Deadhead to prolong flowering. Divide the clumps every few years to stimulate growth.
Light: Full sun.
Sea Wormwood, Seaside Centaury, Self-heal, Sessile Oak or Durmast Oak, Shaggy Soldier, Shallon, Sharp Rush, Sharp-flowered Rush, Sharp-leaved Fluellen, Sharp-leaved Pondweed, Sheathed Sedge, Sheep's Fescue, Sheep's Sorrel, Sheep's-bit Scabious, ...
capitulum (head) is formed, as in dandelion, daisy and other composite plants (fig. 2), also in scabious (fig. 9) and teazel.
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In the Netherlands its common name is Beemdkroon, which I wouldn't have a clue how to pronounce, but seems to mean "Meadow Scabiousa.
Clear away all the old leaves and stems, the pea sticks, bamboos and apply lime over and around the plants that need it, particularly the scabious and pyrethrum.
Scabiosa, commonly called sweet scabious, mourning bride, or pincushion flower (for its head of small, lacy flowers) includes several ornamentals and was formerly used as a remedy for the itch (scabies).
Succisella inflexa (Marsh Devil's Bit Scabious)
Succisa pratensis (Devil's Bit Scabious)
Hunnamannia fumariifolia (Mexican Tulip Poppy) ...
Common name: Annual Fleabane, daisy fleabane, eastern daisy fleabane, sweet-scabious, tall fleabane, whitetop
Botanical name: Erigeron annuus Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Synonyms: Aster annuus, Erigeron heterophyllus ...
Cephalaria gigantea
GIANT SCABIOUS
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides syn. Plumbago larpentiae
LEADWORT ...
complete images you should click in the arrow bellow ( " macro ") In the photographs you can see the Fuchsia ( Fuchsia ), the Pallenis spinosa, The Cherry tree flower ( Prunus avium ), the fire lily ( Clivia miniata ), a Bumblebee on wood scabious, ...
Pincushion, sweet scabious (Scabiosa atropurpurea)
Pine (Pinus species)
Pineapple guava (Feijoa sellowiana)
Pineapple (Ananas comosus, Ananus sativus)
Pinks (Dianthus chinensis, Dianthus plumarius, Dianthus hybridus, Dianthus allwoodii) ...
 See also: Scabiosa, Green, Pink, May, Grass
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