Scabiosa cretica

A lovely, useful, TOTALLY DROUGHT TOLERANT Scabiosa or “Pincushion Flower” from the island of Crete. Its most fascinating features are the PERFECTLY spherical seed heads that remain for quite a long while after the blooms are finished. The quite large (1.5” or more), flattish, lavender blooms are pretty & appear May thru July above very attractive, silvery foliage. To 18” tall & about 15” across, Scabiosa cretica thrives in hot, dry, poor, well-drained soil as well as average garden soil here by the coast. Attracts butterflies & bees.